A Boy reads at an Islamic school in Gao, eastern Mali, November 16, 2006. The number of Islamic schools, or Madrasas, in the area has grown from about 15 to 41 in the past three years, with new ones springing up in areas where state schools are lacking. Photo taken on November 16, 2006. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A Boy reads at an Islamic school in Gao, eastern Mali, November 16, 2006. The number of Islamic schools, or Madrasas, in the area has grown from about 15 to 41 in the past three years, with new ones springing up in areas where state schools are lacking. Photo taken on November 16, 2006. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

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