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Lessons in conflict
UN statistics show that about half of the 77 million children in the world who do not regularly attend school live in areas affected by war. Such as Gaza [Photo: Reem Haddad]
Published On 8 Dec 2008
8 Dec 2008
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In Gaza, despite difficulty in attending classes, figures show a literacy rate of more than 92 percent in the Palestinian territories. One of the highest in the Middle East [Photo: Reem Haddad]
Education is seen as central in the pursuit of Palestinian statehood. But many of these boys will leave education early, often to take on the role of family provider [Photo: Reem Haddad]
Education has long been central to the "war of values" in Afghanistan's conflict. But more and more schools are now opening [Photo: Reem Haddad]
Teachers at this new school in Kabul complain of a chronic lack of resources. But children turn up in ever increasing numbers [Photo: Reem Haddad]
But despite the steps made, teachers and schoolchildren are still targeted and killed in Afghanistan by those opposed to broad based education [Photo: Reem Haddad]
Children in Afghanistan and Gaza face unusual and unimaginable challenges to their education. Yet they still find some time to relax and be children. [Photo: Reem Haddad]