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The majority of children begging on a regular basis on Dakar streets are actually Koranic students, named Talibés (Arabic word for “seeker” or “disciple”).
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Boutin, D. (2019). A Portrait of Koranic School Students in the Dakar Region. In: Ballet, J., Bhukuth, A. (eds) Child Exploitation in the Global South. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91177-9_7
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