45 Countries to Attend Algeria Int’l Quran Contest

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Representatives of 45 countries are expected to take part in the 9th edition of Algeria’s International Quran Competition, An-Nahar Al-Jadid daily reported.The contest will be organized by the country’s Awqaf and Religious Affairs Organization beginning from August 8.Education deputy of the ministry Muhnad Eydir Mashnan said the competition used to be held at the regional level previously but is organized internationally from this year on.He said countries from all the 5 continents of the world will participate in the Quranic event.Mashnan added that the jury panel of the competition is made up of Quran experts from Algeria, Jordan and Senegal. /129