LTStraipsnyje apžvelgta, kaip arabų kraštų istorija yra pristatoma Bendrosiose programose - mokymo turinį reglamentuojančiame dokumente. Taip pat aptariama, kaip arabų valstybių istorija pristatoma trijų leidyklų išleistuose istorijos vadovėliuose. Apžvalgai pasirinkti leidyklų "Briedis", "Kronta" ir "Šviesa" vadovėliai, kadangi jie buvo ir yra plačiai naudojami mokykloje. Pirmiausia apžvelgti vadovėliai 6 klasei, skirti įžanginiam (skaitinių) kursui "Pasaulio istorija". Senovės istorijos vadovėliai nėra nagrinėjami, kadangi juose yra pateikta informacija apie laikotarpį iki arabų užkariavimų ir islamo atsiradimo. Taip pat yra apžvelgti vadovėliai, skirti 8 klasei (vidurinių amžių istorija), 9 klasei (naujųjų amžių istorija), 10 klasei (XX-XXI a. pr. istorija). Aptariant minėtos temos pristatymą vadovėliuose yra nagrinėjama vadovėlių autorių tekstas, kiek mažiau - iliustracijos (žemėlapiai, nuotraukos, piešiniai), o apie mokiniams skirtas užduotis tik užsimenama.
ENThe article reviews how the history of Arab countries is represented in the curriculum of history (which is called the General Curriculum Framework) and history textbooks published by three distinct publishing houses. The curriculum of history states that it should be focused on the history of Lithuania and Europe. Less attention is given to the history of the other continents - America, Africa, and Asia. Most of the history of the Middle East and Northern African countries is presented in the course of Ancient History in the seventh grade as there are chapters on Mesopotamia, Egypt, Phoenicia, Greece, and Rome. The History of the Middle Ages includes a separate topic of the Arab state and the emergence of Islam. The courses of the History of the New and Newest Times do not distinguish Arab history as a separate topic, nevertheless, the history of the Arab countries is episodically revealed in the context of the major global events. The textbooks of history published by Kronta, Šviesa and Briedis elaborated most on Arab history in the context of the Middle Ages. Pupils are introduced to this topic in the textbooks for the sixth, eighth and eleventh grades. Most information is given in the history textbooks of the Middle Ages for the eighth grade in which this topic is developed in one to three chapters (lessons). All the textbooks explained the emergence of Islam, Arab conquests, the Arab Caliphate and Arab culture. Arab culture and achievements are covered in a positive way and are highly assessed. There is episodic information about Arabs and Muslims in some other topics as well.The history textbooks for the ninth grade speak about the Arab countries in the contexts of Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign to Egypt and the process of the African colonization. More information is given in the textbooks for the tenth grade which focus on the period after World War I, the military operations in Northern Africa during World War II, the decolonization process of Africa. The textbooks elaborate on the Palestinian-Jewish conflict in the Middle East, the war in Iraq and the increased international terrorism. The authors of the textbooks aimed to provide pupils with a multiperspective view of the recent past events.