An Algerian student displays a slate with Qoran contents

An Algerian student displays a slate with Qoran contents during a course for learning and reciting Qoran at a Qoranic school in Ghardaia, 600 km southern Algeria, on December 28, 2008. Many Qoranic schools are working across the Algerian cities prefering traditional methods in their Qoranic education system.
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