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NURTURING YOUNG SOULS
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Islamic Horizons
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July 1, 2008
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Since 2004, the determination of a former resident of Svay Klang, Cambodia, a Cham Muslim village home to some 2,100 people, has begun to pay off. Growing out of a volunteer effort, this initiative now has two male and seven female teachers instructing thirty-six poor and/or orphaned students in reciting the Qur'an, reading the hadith, and learning basic Islamic rituals and practices. Hopes are high that another twenty-four children will soon be able to enroll. All operating expenses, which include teachers' salaries, student stipends and ...