Saudi Arabian textbook controversy refers to criticism of the content of school textbooks in Saudi Arabia following the September 11 attacks . Following the attacks , and the revelation that the leader of the organization ( Osama bin Laden ) and 15 of the 19 hijackers involved in the attacks , were Saudis , concern was expressed in the U.S. over " what role " the Saudi educational system " played in shaping the beliefs of Osama bin Laden 's followers " . Among the passages found in one 10th-grade Saudi textbook on Monotheism included : " The Hour will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews , and Muslims will kill all the Jews . " Another work ( M. H. Shakir 's translation of the Holy Qur ' an ) in a discussion of the early Muslims attacks on the Ibn Nadhir tribe , stated : " It 's allowed to demolish , burn or destroy the bastions of the Kuffar ( infidels ) - and all what constitutes their shield from Muslims if that was for the sake of victory for the Muslims and the defeat for the Kuffar "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Saudi Arabian textbook controversy