Editing Idi Amin (section)

=== Boyhood and education ===
While living with his mother's relatives, Amin reportedly worked as a [[Goat farming|goat farmer]] from ages eight to ten.<ref name="monitor_01012004" /> In 1938, he moved to the home of Sheikh Ahmed Hussein in the nearby town of [[Semuto]] and began [[Hafiz (Quran)|memorizing the Quran]] through recitation until he was 12.<ref name="monitor_01012004" /> In 1940, Amin moved to [[Bombo, Uganda|Bombo]] and lived with his maternal uncle, Yusuf Tanaboo.<ref name="monitor_01012004" /> He attempted to register for [[primary school]] but was rejected, this was reportedly due to Amin's paternal [[Nubians|Nubian]] heritage.<ref name="monitor_01012004" />

The same year, Amin was injured while participating in Nubian riots against discrimination at [[Makerere University]] in [[Wandegeya]].<ref name="monitor_01012004" /> He was enrolled in the Garaya [[madrasa]] in Bombo and continued memorizing the Quran under Mohammed Al Rajab until 1944, and reportedly won honours in recitation in 1943.<ref name="monitor_01012004" /> Amin was conscripted by the colonial army alongside fifteen other students before being discharged for being underage.<ref name="monitor_01012004" />

In 1945, he moved to the Kiyindi Parish in [[Bwaise|Bwaise Parish]] and worked different odd jobs, this included work as a doorman and concierge assistant at the [[Grand Imperial Hotel]] in Kampala.<ref name="monitor_01012004">{{Cite web |last=Guweddeko |first=Fred |date=12 June 2007 |title=Rejected then taken in by dad; a timeline |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/specialincludes/ugprsd/amin/articles/index.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612053237/http://www.monitor.co.ug/specialincludes/ugprsd/amin/articles/index.php |archive-date=12 June 2007 |access-date=8 August 2009 |website=[[Daily Monitor|The Monitor]]}}</ref>