Amnesty Urges Senegal To Tackle Abuse In Koranic Schools Many children in Senegal's Koranic schools face multiple abuses as well as financial exploitation through forced begging, Amnesty International charged Monday, as it urged Dakar to act forcefully to protect students. In the Muslim-majority nation where religious leaders wield wide social and political influence, poor children have long been entrusted to Koranic schools, called daaras, for their education. Amnesty said in a report that tens of thousands of students -- known as "talibes" -- "are forced to beg" as part of a system to bring teachers income. They also suffer health problems such as malnutrition, skin diseases and often have ... Continue reading... https://www.barrons.com/news/amnesty-urges-senegal-to-tackle-abuse-in-koranic-schools-01670850009 Find in Internet Archives [google]Amnesty Urges Senegal To Tackle Abuse In Koranic Schools[/google]