The boys who beg for Qur’anic schools in Senegal

By Misha Hussain
SENEGAL | 11 Dec 2012

In Dakar, an estimated 8,000 young boys (talibés) attend Qur’anic schools (daaras) to gain a religious education. Many daaras are true to this aim. However, a growing number pay little attention to the health, education or wellbeing of their young talibés, forcing them to beg on the streets of Senegal’s capital and pocketing the money they collect.

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