Teaching for tolerance
and freedom of religion or belief

Regional Overviews
and Country Reports

Global oveviews:

• News, reports and articles about (in)tolerance education, worldwide (from the internet)
• Religious Education in Schools: Ideas and Experiences from around the World (edited by Zarrín Caldwell for the International Association for Religious Freedom, 2001) > the contributions are listed as regional and national entries below

Regional overviews:

• The Muslim World (Oddbjørn Leirvik, 2004): Religious Education, Communal Identity and National Politics in the Muslim World
• The Middle East (Wolfram Reiss, 2004): Education for Religious Tolerance in the Middle East
• Europe - The Western Balkans: Religion in Schools: Problems of Pluralism in the Public Sphere (The Kotor Network, April 2005)
• The Muslim world and the US: Teaching the Other. Muslims, Non-Muslims and the Stories They Teach (Library of Congress, October 2005)
• Europe (Peter Schreiner, 2002): Models of Religious Education in schools in Europe. How Can Existing Models contribute to tolerance and non-discrimination with regard to freedom of religion and belief?
• Latin America (Paul Sigmund, 2001) Education and Religious Freedom in Latin America

Europe:

• Northern Ireland (Norman Richardson, 2004) Religious Education in Northern Ireland - towards Mutual Respect?
• Northern Ireland (Norman Richardson, 2002): Schools as Bridges. Education for Living with Diversity
• Northern Ireland (Norman Richardson, 2001) Religious Education in Northern Ireland: Towards New Relationships
• Norway (Oddbjørn Leirvik, 2002) The current debate about religious education and freedom of religion in Norway
• Poland (Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs, 2004) Education to Tolerance: Poland
• Russia (Fedor Kozyrev, 2001) On the Place and Role of Religious Education in Russian Schools: Retrospection and Prospects
• Russia (Fedor Kozyrev, 2004) Current situation with Religious Education in Russian Schools
• Turkey (Recep Kaymakcan, 2004) Teaching for Tolerance and Freedom of Religion or Belief In Turkey
• Turkey (Irfan Aycan, 2004) Public Authority Report on Teaching for Tolerance and Freedom of Religion or Belief in Turkey
• Turkey (Recep Kaymakcan, 2002) Religious Education in Modern Turkey in the Context of Freedom of Religion or Belief
• Turkey (Hadi Adnali, 2001) The Many Dimensions of Religious Instruction in Turkey

Africa:

• Nigeria (Aisha Lemu, 2002) Religious Education in Nigeria – A Case Study
• Nigeria (Aisha Lemu, 2001) A Holistic Approach to Teaching Islam to Children: A Case Study in Northern Nigeria
• South Africa (Department of Education, 2003) : South African National Policy on Religion and Education
• South Africa (David Chidester, 2002) Religious Education in South Africa – Teaching and Learning about Religion, Religions, and Religious Diversity
• South Africa (David Chidester, 2001) Multiple Voices: Challenges Posed for Religion Education in South Africa

Asia:

• India (Ameeta Mulla Wattal, 2004) Indian perspectives
• Indonesia ( Zakiuddin Baidhawy, 2004): Indonesian Challenges and Opportunities
• Indonesia (Lily Zakiyh Munir, 2003) Nurturing Tolerance in Pesantren
• Iran (Golnar Mehran, 2004) Religious Education and the Presentation of "us" and "them" in Iranian Schools
• Taiwan (Shu-Sum Ng and Wenko Chan) Introducing 'Life Education' in Republic of China (Taiwan)

Middle East:

• Egypt (Wolfram Reiss, 2006) New approaches in the portrayal of Christianity in Egyptian textbooks
• Palestine/Israel News, reports and articles about (in)tolerance education, Palestine/Israel (from the internet)
• The Middle East (Wolfram Reiss, 2004: Education for Religious Tolerance in the Middle East
• Palestine (Wolfram Reiss, 2004) Visions of Society and Peace Education in Palestinian Texbooks

America:

• Canada (Bryce Hodder, 2004) Introduction to Education in Canada with a Focus on Reigious Education
• USA (Bruce Grelle, 2001) Learning to Live with Difference: Teaching About Religion in Public Schools in the United States

Oceania:

• Australia (Graham Rossiter) Finding the Balance: Religious Education in Australia by Graham Rossiter