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Abuja, Nigeria – Seated on a plastic chair inside his modest madrassa in Abuja, Yunus Akanji listened as children recited verses from the holy Quran in soft, rhythmic tones. Some sat on mats, others on long wooden benches.

The Islamic teacher occasionally corrected a pronunciation or repeated a line, but his attention drifted.

For years, Aka...