Quran Competition Marked by Selecting Best Contestants

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Iraq’s Ministry of Education announced the names of selected contestants who participated in the country’s Quran reciting and memorizing contest for school students.

“The participants from the holy city of Karbala won 11 titles out of the total 16: Karar Baghir, Mohammed Abdollah, Ahmad Sabri, Ahmad Kadim, Javad Kadim, Mohammed Sabri, Qasim Shahid, Zahid Habib, Majid Amin, Badri Abbass, Ali Javad” said Amar Khazaei, an offical with Karbala Dar-ol-Quran affiliated to Imam Hossein (AS) holy shrine.

He added that the contest was held at three levels covering all school age groups.

The event, which was organized by Iraqi Ministry of Education, took place in Babyl province from 25 to 28 October in two categories of reciting and memorizing.