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SOMALIA, HUDDUR
23.05.2006
PHOTO: ESPEN RASMUSSEN
Huddur in the southwestern parts of Somalia. The country has been without any functionel government, any healtcare or schools since 1991. There is a high level of violence in the area, with regular clashes between different clans.
One of totally ten Koran schools in Huddur. Children aged between 6 and 13 years learn to read and write verses from the Koran. They participate for at least two years, and it costs the parents 5 000 somali shilling a week.