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President Tebboune orders to print, distribute free Braille Quran inside, outside country
ALGIERS- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune gave instructions, in the meeting of the Council of ministers that he chaired on Sunday, to print and distribute Braille Quran, free of charge, inside and outside the country, the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement.
Following the presentation made by the Prime minister on the Braille Quran published in Algeria, the President of the Republic gave instructions to “print and distribute it, free of charge, inside and outside the country, including in the Mosque of Paris, so that the members of the world’s Muslim communities established in France could benefit from it, and to append the Algerian flag and the expression “free distribution” on it,” said the source.
18th Algiers International Quran Recitation Prize opens
ALGIERS- The 18th Algiers International Prize for Quran Recitation and Islamic Heritage Celebration kicked off Monday at Dar El Imam in El Mohammadia (Algiers), under the patronage of President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, with the participation of 51 States representing the Arab-Muslim world.
Minister of Religious Affairs and Wakfs Youcef Belmehdi kicked off this competition, in the presence of several ministers and officials of national bodies.
The competition will be held via videoconference from 6 to 8 February.
This year’s edition comes within the framework of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of independence. It will wrap up with the awarding of the first three winners in an official ceremony on 17 February, on the occasion of the celebration of Isra’ and Mi’ raj Night.
Created in 2004, Algiers International Quran Recitation Prize is open to Quran reciters aged under 25 and who haven’t won in the previous editions one of the first three prizes.
Professional reciters are prohibited from participating in this competition.
