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The Schools That Chain Boys

A 麻豆社 News Arabic reporter uncovers systemic child abuse inside Islamic schools in Sudan.

A 麻豆社 News Arabic investigation has uncovered systemic child abuse inside Islamic schools in Sudan, with boys as young as five years old routinely chained, shackled and beaten by the 鈥渟heikhs鈥, or religious men in charge of the schools. The investigation also found evidence of sexual abuse. For 18 months, reporter, Fateh Alrahman, filmed inside 23 schools across Sudan. He found boys shackled and chained and witnessed brutal routine beatings.

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48 minutes