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World Service,20 Jan 2000,13 mins

Mumbai, India

Take Ten Teachers

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Sayid Ashraf runs extra-curricular classes for poor Muslim children in Mumbai where illiteracy is rife. He talks about his belief in the transforming power of education and why he has decided to try and make a difference.

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