Three young boys learning the koran in Mauritania, West Africa

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In muslim schools in Sub saharan africa children usually learn the koran from wooden tablets on which koran verses are written. They usually do not speak the language but try to recite the verses the best they can. In Gambia these kids are called almudos and the tablets are called aluyeh. In Senegal the kids are called talibes. In Nigeria they are called almajeri.

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Location: Bareina, a small bedouin village in Mauritania, West Africa
Photo credit: © Daphne Ouwersloot / Alamy / Afripics
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