{"id":59007,"date":"2026-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2026\/02\/11\/croatia-welcoming-ramadan-brings-together-400-women-in-a-quran-centered-educational-program\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T00:00:00","slug":"croatia-welcoming-ramadan-brings-together-400-women-in-a-quran-centered-educational-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2026\/02\/11\/croatia-welcoming-ramadan-brings-together-400-women-in-a-quran-centered-educational-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatia: \u201cWelcoming Ramadan\u201d Brings Together 400 Women in a Quran-Centered Educational Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">Croatia:<br \/>\n\u201cWelcoming Ramadan\u201d Brings Together 400 Women in a Quran-Centered Educational<br \/>\nProgram<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">A women-only Qur\u2019an recitation<br \/>\ncompetition was held as part of the fourth edition of the educational program<br \/>\n\u201cWelcoming Ramadan,\u201d hosted by the city of Dubrovnik in southern Croatia from<br \/>\nFebruary 6 to 8, 2026, with broad participation exceeding 400 women from<br \/>\nvarious cities across the country.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Women\u2019s<br \/>\nQur\u2019an Recitation Competition<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The competition aimed to<br \/>\nencourage continuity in learning the Holy Qur\u2019an, improve recitation<br \/>\nperformance, and highlight the educational role of Qur\u2019an circles supervised by<br \/>\nfemale instructors in local councils, reaffirming the Qur\u2019an as a central<br \/>\npillar in faith-based and educational development.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Structured<br \/>\nEducational Program<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The \u201cWelcoming Ramadan\u201d program<br \/>\nspanned three days in a comprehensive educational format, reflecting a shift in<br \/>\nIslamic women\u2019s work from limited seasonal activities to organized educational<br \/>\nand pedagogical projects with a clear national impact. The program was<br \/>\norganized under the supervision of female teachers affiliated with the Islamic<br \/>\nCommunity of Croatia, within an educational vision focused on early preparation<br \/>\nfor the blessed month of Ramadan.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The event witnessed wide female<br \/>\nparticipation from several cities, including Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Split, Rijeka,<br \/>\nPula, Sisak, Karlovac, Labin, and Umag, contributing to the removal of<br \/>\ngeographical barriers and strengthening communication among women within the<br \/>\ninstitutional framework of the Islamic Community in Croatia.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Social<br \/>\nand Humanitarian Dimension<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">In addition to its spiritual and<br \/>\neducational aspects, the program played a clear social and humanitarian role by<br \/>\nproviding a space for networking and relationship-building among participants,<br \/>\nfostering solidarity and mutual support. It also included charitable and<br \/>\nsolidarity-based activities that emphasized the connection between educational<br \/>\nwork and social responsibility, while reinforcing the values of giving and<br \/>\ncompassion.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The fourth edition of the<br \/>\n\u201cWelcoming Ramadan\u201d program focused on spiritually and psychologically<br \/>\npreparing participants for the holy month through Qur\u2019anic recitations,<br \/>\nreligious lectures, and sessions of remembrance and devotional chanting. It<br \/>\nreaffirmed the program\u2019s transformation into a comprehensive annual educational<br \/>\ninitiative that integrates Qur\u2019anic education, faith-based development, and<br \/>\ncommunity-building within the Muslim community in Croatia.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">(Source: Muslims Around the<br \/>\nWorld)<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">* \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\u060c <\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:\n115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u0627\u0636\u063a\u0637 (<span style=\"color:#EE0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/ar\/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=41009\" target=\"_blank\">\u0647\u0646\u0627<\/a><\/span>).<\/span><\/b><b><span dir=\"LTR\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Croatia: \u201cWelcoming Ramadan\u201d Brings Together 400 Women in a Quran-Centered Educational Program<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":59339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}