{"id":59064,"date":"2025-12-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/12\/30\/algeria-launches-qualifying-rounds-for-the-international-quran-memorization-award-with-broad-participation-from-over-48-countries\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:00:00","slug":"algeria-launches-qualifying-rounds-for-the-international-quran-memorization-award-with-broad-participation-from-over-48-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/12\/30\/algeria-launches-qualifying-rounds-for-the-international-quran-memorization-award-with-broad-participation-from-over-48-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Launches Qualifying Rounds for the International Qur\u2019an Memorization Award with Broad Participation from Over 48 Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Algeria<br \/>\nLaunches Qualifying Rounds for the International Qur\u2019an Memorization Award with<br \/>\nBroad Participation from Over 48 Countries<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">On Monday, the<br \/>\nqualifying rounds of the International Algeria Award for the Memorization and<br \/>\nRecitation of the Holy Qur\u2019an were launched in the Algerian capital, marking<br \/>\nthe start of the 21st edition of the competition. These rounds are a prelude to<br \/>\nthe final stage, which is expected to see the participation of representatives<br \/>\nfrom more than 48 countries from around the world.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">In statements, the<br \/>\nAlgerian Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments indicated that the number<br \/>\nof participating countries is likely to increase in the coming hours to reach<br \/>\napproximately 50 countries.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The minister<br \/>\naffirmed that this edition reflects the growing stature that the International<br \/>\nAlgeria Award for the Memorization and Recitation of the Holy Qur\u2019an has<br \/>\nattained on the international stage, as well as the expanding recognition and<br \/>\ninterest it has garnered.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The qualifying<br \/>\nrounds are being conducted via remote video conferencing technology at Algerian<br \/>\nembassies, consulates general, and diplomatic missions abroad, under the<br \/>\nsupervision of an international jury comprising four judges from Algeria, in<br \/>\naddition to one judge from the Syrian Arab Republic and another from the<br \/>\nSultanate of Oman, as explained by Minister Belmehdi.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">In the same context,<br \/>\nhe noted that the competition, across its various editions, constitutes a<br \/>\ngenuine opportunity to discover new Qur\u2019an reciters and outstanding talents<br \/>\nfrom within Algeria and beyond. It also reflects the advanced level Algeria has<br \/>\nreached in serving the Holy Qur\u2019an through mosques, Qur\u2019anic schools, zawiyas,<br \/>\nand Qur\u2019anic recitation institutions.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">He recalled that the<br \/>\nAlgerian state has continued to support this competition by introducing new<br \/>\ncategories and increasing the monetary value of the prize, thereby enhancing<br \/>\nits standing and reinforcing official care for those who carry the Book of<br \/>\nAllah.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The qualifying<br \/>\nrounds are scheduled to continue until next Wednesday, after which 20<br \/>\ncontestants from various countries will be selected to participate in the final<br \/>\nstage of the competition, to be held in conjunction with the commemoration of<br \/>\nAl-Isra and Al-Mi\u2018raj.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span 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