Kurds, Christians in schism over Syria school curriculum Syriac Christians review Syriac educational books as the debate over whether to use the new school curriculum championed by the Kurdish-led autonomous administration or stick to the accredited system used by Damascus rises. Kurdish authorities in Syria's diverse northeast are facing swelling anger from the area's Syriac Christians after shutting down more than a dozen schools run by the ancient minority. IMAGES == REFILE WITH SOUNDBITES ==