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Philippines Daily Inquirer
Philippines Daily Inquirer
MAPUTO — Mozambique will remove a seventh grade natural science textbook from schools after outrage on social media over content that discussed masturbation and homosexuality, the education ministry said Tuesday. Pupils in the southern African country have studied “The Secret of Life” by Portuguese publisher Texto Editores for the past 18 years. However sections of a chapter on sexual orientation and masturbation went viral on social media after being posted on Facebook last Thursday. Under pressure, the education ministry quickly decided to withdraw the book, with controversial parts to be st…