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Source: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-moroccan-schools-teach-jewish-history-in-groundbreaking-first-1.9360358

Moroccan Schools Begin to Teach Jewish History

(Ha'aretz) Jonathan Shamir - The primary-school syllabus for the current academic year in Morocco includes Moroccan Jewish history and culture, the first time any Arab country has taken such a step. Abdou Ladino, the General Secretary of the Mimouna Association, a Moroccan NGO founded in 2007 by Muslim students looking to promote Jewish heritage and interfaith dialogue, told Ha'aretz, "Judaism is part of our history and culture, and so many things in our day-to-day life - the food we eat, the music we listen to, the expressions we use - come from Moroccan Jews." Moroccan Arabic uses the Hebrew term of endearment, kapara, and mazal, luck.

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