The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education said that a new curriculum was being developed with the aim of encouraging freedom of thought and tolerance among students.
Education Minister Dr Hamad bin Muhammad al Sheikh said the subjects taught would enable students to use critical thinking skills in a variety of situations.
The previous education minister, Ahmed al-Issa, said curriculum development included new educational projects covering subjects such as philosophy and critical thinking.
Issa said as part of developing a new curriculum for secondary schools, the Ministry of Education was already organizing workshops at more than 100 secondary schools in Saudi Arabia, according to the Alarabiya news website.
Previously, the results of a study from a study institution were published which said "there was an attempt to inject exclusivity and hatred into the curriculum and this effort has been thwarted".
This study also states that Saudi Arabians can live side by side and in harmony amidst diversity.
It is believed that officials want to accelerate the development of a new curriculum that can filter out hate speech and include more humanist and moderate educational content.
Education researcher Mohamed Asiri, told the news site Arab Weekly, said that the aim of reforming the curriculum was "to create a patrotic, tolerant generation who values diversity and views the world with a humanist and moderate approach".
Changes in curriculum content have been welcomed, but some are of the view that progress in the field is not as fast as desired.
A teacher told the news website Arab Weekly that curriculum development is a positive change, but that the changes are slow and unresponsive to absorbing rapid changes in the field.
In recent years, the Saudis have implemented a number of reforms under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, under the national Vision 2030 program, aimed at reducing Saudi dependence on oil and diversifying the economy.
However, while a number of reform measures were implemented, the government also put pressure on activists and Islamists who pressed for greater social and political rights.
Outside the education sector, the Saudis are raising the entertainment and tourism industry to prop up the economy.
He said that the development of the original domestic entertainment industry and tourism had the potential to bring in US $ 22 billion or around Rp.293 trillion in revenue.
Last September, the Saudis opened themselves up to foreign tourists for the first time by launching a visa scheme for 49 countries, a first step taken after previously being limited to Umrah and Haj visas, business people and foreign workers.
Yet Mecca and Medina remain closed to non-Muslims.
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