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TEHRAN -- The 5th International Quran Competition for Muslim Students will open at Tehran’s Milad Tower tomorrow.
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TEHRAN -- The 5th International Quran Competition for Muslim Students will open at Tehran’s Milad Tower tomorrow.
Quran reciters from 50 countries, including Iran, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Thailand will be competing in event, which is organized biennially by the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR).
“Due to this fact that students are the teachers of every society and the future of the every society will be shaped by their students, holding this competition can help the Quranic activities be developed,” ACECR Director Hamidreza Tayyebi said in a press conference early this week.
He said that his organization will use the potentials of the competition to promote unity among Muslims and also to familiarize participants with Iran.
He also stated that the event is expected to change atmosphere of Iranophobia created by the Western media.
The competition will run until January 4.
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