Styles of recitation of the Quran can sometimes have a cultural and even a political meaning as well as a spiritual one, as Ahram Weekly discovers Yasser Al-Sharkawi misses the time when he would head ...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, shared a ...

The Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) has invited applications for the 10th edition of the 'Most Beautiful Recitation Contest'. Interested contestants can apply from Thursday, a top ...

The sixth season of Tijan Annour, a programme on Al-Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), came to an end yesterday with the winners crowned in the closing session of the event. Tijan Annour, this year ...

They are bright years of achievement, an achievement that aims to improve the general standard of Quranic performance, i.e. its memorisation, recitation and Tajweed. The Award highlights the Islamic ...

(RNS) Searching for a recitation from a female "qariah" or reciter, Jerusha Lamptey, assistant professor of Islam and ministry at Union Theological Seminary, found none. (RNS) To many non-Muslims, ...

Doha, Qatar: The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) announced that registration for the 9th Katara Prize for Quran Recitation will open tomorrow, Tuesday, and remain available until September 30.