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Mamoud Kebé, 13, spent a year in Senegal after his uncle sent him with a marabout, or religious leader, to study the Muslim holy book, the Koran. He has since been returned to Guinea-Bissau, but he is an orphan and his relatives have not yet been found.
Mercedes Sayagues/IRIN

  • Mamoud Kebé, 13, spent a year in Senegal after his uncle sent him with a marabout, or religious leader, to study the Muslim holy book, the Koran. He has since been returned to Guinea-Bissau, but he is an orphan and his relatives have not yet been found.

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  • Credits Mercedes Sayagues/IRIN
  • Themes Human Rights
  • Regions Guinea-Bissau

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