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Sara Elizabeth Thiam

Grant Type

Post PhD Research Grant

Institutional Affiliation

Case Western Reserve U.

Grant number

Gr. 9798

Approve Date

April 27, 2019

Project Title

Thiam, Sara (Case Western Reserve U.) "Child-Centered Ethnography of 'Taalibe' Qur'anic School Students' Experiences of Begging in Dakar, Senegal"

This project seeks a child-centered perspective on the lived experiences of Qur?anic student beggars, locally called ‘taalibes,’ in Dakar, Senegal, through ethnographic field research. Increasing numbers of residential ‘taalibes’ are mig