the religious sector of the saudi national curriculum was examined in a 2006 report by freedom house which concluded that "the saudi public school religious curriculum continues to propagate an ideology of hate toward the 'unbeliever', that is, christians, jews, shiites, sufis, sunni muslims who do not follow wahhabi doctrine, hindus, atheists and others". the saudi religious studies curriculum is taught outside the kingdom via saudi-linked madrasah, schools, and clubs throughout the world. critics have described the education system as "medieval" and that its primary goal "is to maintain the rule of absolute monarchy by casting it as the ordained protector of the faith, and that islam is at war with other faiths and cultures".