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50,000, no less. With a population of 13 million, Senegal is fortunate to have such a large number of children aged 3 to 14 who live without their parents, and spend most of their time begging in the streets of the country's cities. , exposed to all the dangers with which they abound. Talibés - as the Senegalese call them - are supposed to study the Koran under the auspices of a master, the “marabout”, who is supposed to train them the hard way to succeed in what they will undertake after leaving the daara, (Koranic school) . And yet, the reality of things could not be further from this educational ideal from another time. False marabouts, exploitation, runaways... These are the words that now crop up when we talk about these "little beggars of Allah".
Director: Clara Ott