Iranian tendency to tamper with higher education curricula

English - Sunday 13 June 2021 الساعة 07:15 pm
Sana'a, NewsYemen, Exclusive:

The movements of the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Hassan Irloo, in Sana’a, revealed Iranian tendencies to dye the curricula and materials at Sana’a University (sectarian) and to obliterate what is related to Yemeni history, Yemeni privacy, and its Arab and national dimension.

On his visit on Saturday, June 12, to Sana'a University, Irloo - appointed as a virtual ambassador of Iran to the Houthi militia in Sana'a - appeared as an official Yemeni official who inspects, discusses and guides in the absence of higher education officials or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sana'a.

According to the page of the Iranian embassy in Sana’a on Twitter, the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, and the de facto ruler of Sana’a, announced his government’s intention to develop curricula and teaching materials at Sana’a University, and what he called “the transfer of Iranian medical and engineering experiences to Sanaa,” which means Iran’s control.  outputs of higher education in Sana'a.

During the visit, the Iranian embassy mentioned that scholarships were discussed, which are the grants Iran provides to the Houthi militia as a (cultural) cover for military training and the manufacture of weapons and explosive mines.

The embassy said that Irloo "toured a number of university faculties, including the Faculty of Medicine, Engineering and Languages, listening to the president of the university, who gave an explanation and introduction about the university, its faculties and departments."

Since the announcement of his arrival in Sanaa in a suspicious manner, the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has exercised wide powers beyond his duties as a (virtual) ambassador to the Houthi militia, to managing public affairs and guardianship of the Houthi militia.