Talibe
Sign in to savethumb|right|Two talibés boys in Vélingara, Senegal. A talibé (also spelled talibe, plural talibés; , 'student'; pl. ) is a boy, usually from Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Mali or Mauritania, who studies the Quran at a daara (West African equivalent of madrasa). This education is guided by a teacher known as a marabout. In most cases talibés leave their parents to stay in the daara.
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Overview
- History
- Abuse of Talibes
- Nature of the abuse
- Forced labour and slavery
- Physical abuse and torture
- Sexual abuse
- Trafficking
- Inadequate care
- See also
- References
thumb|right|Two talibés boys in Vélingara, Senegal. A talibé (also spelled talibe, plural talibés; , 'student'; pl. ) is a boy, usually from Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Mali or Mauritania, who studies the Quran at a daara (West African equivalent of madrasa). This education is guided by a teacher known as a marabout. In most cases talibés leave their parents to stay in the daara.
Within Senegal, the term talibé can be used in a wider context, “for instance to denote a militant adherent of a political party.”