World Teachers' Day
A UNESCO observance recognizing teachers, learning, classrooms, and the people who guide education.
Morocco Edition
World Teachers' Day leads today's complete edition for Morocco.
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A UNESCO observance recognizing teachers, learning, classrooms, and the people who guide education.
A day for uniforms, aprons, gloves, boots, badges, and the clothes that show people are ready to serve, build, clean, cook, or repair.
At the corner café in Rabat, the counter is crowded with glasses of mint tea, and the man behind it pours from a silver teapot into a glass that foams just right. You order a plate of msemen and dip it in honey. The counter is where you catch up on gossip and the news, and you feel like you're part of something bigger.
You pull out the extra chair from the corner, the one that's been waiting for a guest who never comes, and you set it by the table. Your mother says it's good luck to keep a chair for a stranger, and you never question it. When your neighbor stops by for tea, she sits in that chair, and for a moment, the house feels fuller.
You recognize the Persian Leopard and Asian Cheetah as Iran's most distinctive big cats. You find that Iranian households frequently keep dogs, cats, and canaries as household companions.