An orphaned Koranic prodigy finds his place in the world.(LIVING)(Umar Khatab)

The Christian Science Monitor | November 18, 2008| | Copyright

Byline: Sara Blask Contributor

Hong Kong

The prayer room is abuzz with an insectoid hum where more than 30 young boys sit cross-legged on the floor, reciting lines from Korans propped on wooden desks in front of them. Some recite quietly to themselves, others chant more loudly while swaying rhythmically back and forth. But one in the front of the room is more intense than the others.

The green cloth cover that protects the yellowed pages of Umar Khatab's Koran is faded and frayed. The beginning and end of each day's assignment is jotted in the ...

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