{"id":91864,"date":"2021-05-03T22:05:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T16:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=91864"},"modified":"2023-10-07T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T09:59:09","slug":"media-falsely-reports-ramayana-mahabharata-to-be-taught-in-saudi-arabian-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-falsely-reports-ramayana-mahabharata-to-be-taught-in-saudi-arabian-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Media falsely reports Ramayana, Mahabharata to be taught in Saudi Arabian schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On October 5, 2023, journalist Abhijeet Majumder shared a video report of Zee Media&#8217;s WION channel on X (formerly Twitter). The report says that the Ramayana and the Mahabharata will be taught to students in schools in Saudi Arabia. Majumder wrote that the two epics would now be taught in Saudi Arabia but they are not taught in Indian schools because India is &#8216;secular&#8217;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/5Z7vs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>He later wrote in a tweet that the video was from 2021 but his views about the Indian school curriculum would remain the same.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a 2021 video, but my point about the Indian school curriculum remains.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abhijitmajumder\/status\/1710005121449378233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On the same day, X users <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ssaratht\/status\/1709981472017224134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tathvam-asi<\/a> (@ssaratht), and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JSinha007\/status\/1709938175194595371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janmajit Sinha<\/a> (@JSinha007), too, shared the video and made similar claims.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time this claim has been made on social media platforms. In April 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=ramayan+mahabharat+saudi+arabia&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk02sF323u9OMbTp-Omtl3d5wy5VC5g%3A1619973447765&amp;source=lnt&amp;tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A4%2F16%2F2021%2Ccd_max%3A&amp;tbm=\">several media organisations<\/a> reported that the Ramayana and the Mahabharata would be taught in Saudi Arabia as part of their &#8216;Vision 2030&#8217; initiative. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210501022707\/https:\/\/www.eastcoastdaily.in\/2021\/04\/18\/new-vision-2030-saudi-arabia-includes-ramayana-and-mahabharat-in-its-new-curriculum-for-students.html\">East Coast Daily<\/a>, Times Internet&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210419034718\/https:\/\/www.speakingtree.in\/allslides\/saudi-arabia-includes-ramayan-and-mahabharat-in-its-new-curriculum-for-students\">Speaking Tree<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/z7lx3\">Muslim Mirror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/SI0tO\">Aaj Tak<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/9flob\">Janta Se Rishta<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210502184728\/https:\/\/www.abpeducation.com\/study-abroad\/saudi-arabias-vision-2030-ramayana-and-mahabharata-in-curriculum\/cid\/1208387\">ABP Education<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210502185117\/https:\/\/thekashmiriyat.co.uk\/saudi-arabia-includes-ramayana-and-mahabharata-in-its-school-curriculum\/\">The Kashmiriyat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210502185136\/https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/saudi-arabia-s-new-curriculum-to-include-ramayana-mahabharata-101619174205846.html\">Hindustan Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210502185303\/https:\/\/www.patrika.com\/gulf-news\/ramayana-mahabharata-in-new-curriculum-of-students-in-saudi-arabia-6814241\/\">Patrika<\/a>, RSS mouthpiece <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210502185609\/https:\/\/www.organiser.org\/Encyc\/2021\/4\/23\/Saudi-Arabia-Introduces-Ramayana-Mahabharata-Yoga-and-Ayurveda-in-Its-Curriculum.html\">Organiser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210502185812\/https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/education-today\/news\/story\/saudi-arabia-includes-ramayana-mahabharata-in-new-curriculum-for-students-1794200-2021-04-23\">India Today<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210424154920\/https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/education-career\/now-mahabharata-ramayana-in-saudi-arabias-school-curriculum-3671546.html\">News18<\/a>, Zee Media&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210502190423\/https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/world\/ramayana-mahabharata-to-become-part-of-saudi-arabias-school-curriculum-379774\">WION<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210502190412\/https:\/\/www.republicworld.com\/world-news\/middle-east\/ramayana-mahabharata-included-as-part-of-social-science-syllabus-in-saudi-arabian-schools.html\">Republic TV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/YCIxq\">TV9 Hindi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210427233104\/https:\/\/in.news.yahoo.com\/saudi-arabia-includes-ramayana-mahabharata-in-new-curriculum-110900169.html\">Yahoo News<\/a> were among the outlets that covered the news.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-91864 gallery-columns-8 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-falsely-reports-ramayana-mahabharata-to-be-taught-in-saudi-arabian-schools\/screenshot-2021-05-03-at-12-47-57-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"707\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.10.28-AM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.10.28-AM.jpg 1323w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.10.28-AM-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.10.28-AM-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.10.28-AM-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1323px) 100vw, 1323px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On April 16, 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210502175054\/https:\/\/nationworldnews.com\/ramayana-mahabharata-is-being-taught-in-saudi-arabia-where-islam-was-born\/\">Nation World News<\/a> and propaganda website <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210502175914\/https:\/\/hindi.opindia.com\/reports\/international\/ramayana-mahabharata-is-being-taught-in-saudi-arabia-where-islam-was-born\/\">OpIndia Hindi<\/a> published an article stating that under Saudi Arabia&#8217;s &#8216;Vision-2030&#8217; students are being taught the history and culture of other countries, including Ramayana and Mahabharata, as part of cultural courses.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Both the articles also displayed a set of &#8216;fill in the blanks&#8217; questions on the Indian sub-continent as part of the course. One of the questions says that India&#8217;s two greatest epic &#8216;poems&#8217; are Ramayana and Mahabharata.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91868 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-02-at-11.34.35-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1286\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-02-at-11.34.35-PM.jpg 1286w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-02-at-11.34.35-PM-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-02-at-11.34.35-PM-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-02-at-11.34.35-PM-768x429.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These reports also carry a tweet by Saudi Arabia resident Nouf Al Marwaai. She is the founder of the Arab Yoga Foundation and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/india\/international-yoga-day-2018-story-of-the-woman-who-brought-yoga-to-saudi-arabia-after-20-year-struggle-1701811.html\">awarded the Padma Shri<\/a> in 2018. Marwaai posted the images of the same &#8216;fill in the blanks&#8217; questionnaire and wrote, \u201cSaudi Arabia\u2019s new vision-2030 and syllabus will help build a future that is inclusive, liberal, and tolerant. The screenshot of my son\u2019s school exam today in the book of social studies includes concepts and history of Hinduism, Buddhism, Ramayana, Karma, Mahabharata, and Dharma. I enjoyed helping him study.\u201d It has gained over 2,000 retweets since April 15.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91870 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-02-at-11.45.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-02-at-11.45.41-PM.png 589w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-02-at-11.45.41-PM-263x300.png 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COHS8OZBlj9\/?igshid=1moxlihzxb293\">ABP News<\/a> posted this claim on its Instagram account, where it gained about 66,000 likes. The East Coast Daily article was tweeted by BJP supporter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amritabhinder\/status\/1384730553891516417\">Amrita Bhinder<\/a> and party member <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MajorPoonia\/status\/1384776284564115457\">Major Surendra Poonia (Retd)<\/a>. Their tweets gained about 3,000 retweets cumulatively. Several Facebook pages shared the claim and gathered several thousand likes. They include verified page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/173770089577\/posts\/10160963271664578\">Laughing Colours<\/a> (32,000 likes), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1179894275402690\/posts\/4273066929418727\">Engineering Bro<\/a> (24,000 likes), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/426364547550952\/posts\/1908794139307978\">Dear Crush<\/a> (18,000 likes) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1418835935012038\/posts\/3122365031325778\">Idiotic Minds<\/a> (5,600 likes).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-91864 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-falsely-reports-ramayana-mahabharata-to-be-taught-in-saudi-arabian-schools\/screenshot-2021-05-03-at-7-55-41-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-7.55.41-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-7.55.41-PM.jpg 964w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-7.55.41-PM-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-7.55.41-PM-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-falsely-reports-ramayana-mahabharata-to-be-taught-in-saudi-arabian-schools\/screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1-29-35-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1146\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.29.35-AM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.29.35-AM.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.29.35-AM-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.29.35-AM-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.29.35-AM-768x490.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1146px) 100vw, 1146px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-falsely-reports-ramayana-mahabharata-to-be-taught-in-saudi-arabian-schools\/screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8-03-27-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.03.27-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.03.27-PM.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.03.27-PM-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-falsely-reports-ramayana-mahabharata-to-be-taught-in-saudi-arabian-schools\/screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8-02-14-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.02.14-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.02.14-PM.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.02.14-PM-300x278.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-falsely-reports-ramayana-mahabharata-to-be-taught-in-saudi-arabian-schools\/screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8-01-56-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.01.56-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.01.56-PM.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.01.56-PM-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-falsely-reports-ramayana-mahabharata-to-be-taught-in-saudi-arabian-schools\/screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8-01-33-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.01.33-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.01.33-PM.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-8.01.33-PM-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>X (Twitter) account Friends Of RSS shared a clipping from WION&#8217;s broadcast that reported the same.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ramayan and Mahabharat will soon be taught in Saudi Arabia. Crown Prince MBS has directed schools to include the two Indian epics in their curriculum. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wgsulI9sqH\">pic.twitter.com\/wgsulI9sqH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Friends of RSS (@friendsofrss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/friendsofrss\/status\/1388010148493365251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>False media reports<\/h4>\n<p>Marwaai&#8217;s tweet and media reports have cited Saudi Vision 2030 as a catalyst to include Hindu literature in the school curriculum. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vision2030.gov.sa\/\">Saudi Vision 2030<\/a>\u00a0is a strategic framework to reduce Saudi Arabia&#8217;s dependence on oil, diversify its economy, and develop public service sectors such as health, education, infrastructure, recreation, and tourism. Its details were announced on April 25, 2016, by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0627\u0641\u062a\u062a\u062d \u0633\u0645\u0648 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A_%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87%D8%AF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0648\u0644\u064a_\u0648\u0644\u064a_\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0647\u062f<\/a> \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u062a\u0645\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u0641\u064a \u0644\u0640 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A4%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9_2030?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0624\u064a\u0629_\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629_2030<\/a> \u0644\u0644\u062d\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0639\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u0631\u0632 \u0645\u0644\u0627\u0645\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0624\u064a\u0629\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0637\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0628\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0643\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KjyNKXo4d4\">pic.twitter.com\/KjyNKXo4d4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0631\u0624\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629 2030 (@SaudiVision2030) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaudiVision2030\/status\/724602578454077440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The official website of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vision2030.gov.sa\/\">Saudi Vision 2030<\/a> doesn&#8217;t state anything about Ramayana and Mahabharata being taught.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.51.18-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1238\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.51.18-AM.png 1238w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.51.18-AM-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.51.18-AM-1024x359.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-1.51.18-AM-768x269.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1238px) 100vw, 1238px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saudi journalists and political analysts refute Nouf Al Marwaai&#8217;s tweet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alt News spoke with a Saudi Arabia-based senior editor who informed, &#8220;There has never been an official statement from the government stating Ramayan or Mahabharata will be taught. The medium of instruction in Saudi public\/ government schools is Arabic. The screenshots of the social studies exam paper shared by Nouf Marwaai are in English. Therefore, it is most likely a non-government school curriculum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Arab News correspondent Naimat Khan posted a tweet thread pointing out the media misreports in India.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Many Indian media outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WIONews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WIONews<\/a> are spreading this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fakenews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fakenews<\/a> that Ramayana and Mahabharata will be soon be taught in the schools of Saudi Arabia as part of kingdom\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/vision2030?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#vision2030<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How? see in this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Thread?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Thread<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4noDAV4lGs\">pic.twitter.com\/4noDAV4lGs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Naimat Khan (@NKMalazai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NKMalazai\/status\/1387354280580075521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Khan&#8217;s thread included Omar Al Ghamdi&#8217;s response to Marwaai, &#8220;Your son is studying in an International Indian School in #SaudiArabia due to your family relations. These schools have been using the same curriculum for years before #Vision2030, so It\u2019s a big lie to link foreign curriculum we respect to our vision @minister_moe_sa @moe_gov_sa&#8221;. Ghamdi is an independent Saudi political analyst.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Your son is studying in an International Indian School in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiArabia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiArabia<\/a> due to your family relations. These schools have been using the same cuuriculum for years before <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vision2030?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Vision2030<\/a>, so It\u2019s a big lie to link foriegn curriculum we respect to our vision<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/minister_moe_sa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@minister_moe_sa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moe_gov_sa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@moe_gov_sa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ruNGilO3qc\">https:\/\/t.co\/ruNGilO3qc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0627\u0645\u062f\u064a Omar Al Ghamdi (@OGx66) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OGx66\/status\/1386231720215674883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Columnist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/70sul\/status\/1386248775816077312\">Ibrahim Al-Sulaiman<\/a> also responded to Marwaai&#8217;s tweet. He said that freedom of education to communities in private international schools should not be conflated with the curriculum at public schools.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91908 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-5.01.56-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-5.01.56-AM.png 391w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-03-at-5.01.56-AM-162x300.png 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nouf Al Marwaai&#8217;s statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marwaai told Alt News over a telephonic conversation that her tweet has been taken out of context and blown out of proportion. &#8220;I simply shared that I enjoyed teaching my son topics related to the Indian sub-continent. My son studies at a private school and its curriculum is approved by the Education Ministry. I can confirm that Ramayana and Mahabharata are not being taught in my son&#8217;s school. It was merely mentioned as a historical epic poem of India under Literature subhead of South Asian Art section,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The screenshots of the &#8216;fill in the blanks&#8217; test belong to my son who studies in the tenth grade. The subject being tested was social studies and world geography,&#8221; she added. A screenshot of the textbook that mentions Ramayan and Mahabharata has been provided below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91898 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/a.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/a-146x300.jpeg 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have noticed several media outlets have used my tweet to publish a false and misleading report related to Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Vision 2030. I&#8217;m happy that my passion for yoga is well received in India but I would like to make it clear that none of the media outlets reached to me for comments. Going forward, I request them to contact me before publishing my statement without context,&#8221; Marwaai further told Alt News.<\/p>\n<p>Media outlets in India, therefore, published false reports that Ramayana and Mahabharata will be taught in Saudi Arabian schools. This was amplified by several Right Wing users in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 5, 2023, journalist Abhijeet Majumder shared a video report of Zee Media&#8217;s WION channel on X (formerly Twitter). The report says that the Ramayana and the Mahabharata will be taught to students in schools in Saudi Arabia. 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