al-hassan is being a bit of a sleepy head this morning but he has to get up at 5 am he prays it's a frugal breakfast consisting of tried dates and then brushes his teeth. of. the. aisle has son bought is 11 years old his family sent him to this religious school 3 years ago. but. now has son goes home just twice a year the rest of the time he's cared for by diablo his quranic teacher who's good reputation extends well beyond the borders of the mali and capital. the other was on. the way out good luck i was raised this way as were our parents and our parents parents there was a remark i mean we were all brought up this way. older we raised the children too. teach them the koran and we take care of them look after their health their clothing and their behavior but we also give them another 3 times that one so they can relax they will watch even now but it will find your fault. koran schools are becoming increasingly popular in mali there are now of the 6000 instructors and roughly 150000 pupils. has a son was sent here because his parents could no longer provide for him and a qur'anic teacher