The name “talibé” derives from the Arabic word for disciple, apprentice, or student. Sadly, it has another connotation in large parts of Western Africa as the name is given to young boys that are living a life of perpetual enslavement. Talibés are what first meets the eye as one sets foot in Senegal. Entering into their world, it is difficult not to be touched by their stories of systematic physical abuse, often fading memories of their families and homes, and their life with their spiritual teachers in local schools called Daaras.
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