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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Doha, Qatar: The Cultural Village Foundation, Katara announced that 100 participants have qualified for the final for the 7th Katara Prize for Quran Recitation, which is held under the slogan “Adorn ...

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, ...