# Daara

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{{Short description|Senegalese traditional Quranic school}}
{{About|the traditional Quranic schools in Senegal|the city in Syria|Daraa}}
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[[File:Wooden boad on wich talibe children learn.jpg|thumb|Wooden boards on which [talibe](/source/talibe) children learn [Quranic verses](/source/Quranic_verses)]]
'''Daara''' is the title used in [Senegal](/source/Senegal) to designate the traditional [Quranic schools](/source/Quranic_schools) that have ensured for centuries that Islamic education was well spread out in all segments of population in the West African countries.

Daara often implement physical punishment, which to many West African Muslims is considered to be an important part of the education process.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} The denomination conveys a very controversial portrait depending on the understanding one has of their usefulness in social progress. There have been frequent reports of abuse and "contemporary slavery" by organizations such as XALAAT and the United Nations.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} These reports include accusations of financial exploitation and ill-treatment of child beggars called [talibe](/source/talibe).<ref>{{Cite web|title = xalaat|url = http://www.ngo-xalaat.com|website = xalaat|access-date = 2016-02-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160225120320/http://www.ngo-xalaat.com/|archive-date = 2016-02-25|url-status = usurped}}</ref> Many talibe in Senegal deliberately self-harm so they will need medical attention and be removed from the daaras.<ref name="veconomist" >{{cite news|title=Thousands of children are abused in Senegal's religious schools|url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/06/11/thousands-of-children-are-abused-in-senegals-religious-schools|newspaper=[The Economist](/source/The_Economist)|date=11 June 2019}}</ref>

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