As the world’s largest Quran recitation and call to prayer (athan) contest, the Otr Elkalam competition is organized by the General Entertainment Authority (GEA). Shahmoradi was awarded 3 million ...

The news of his death was confirmed by the Egyptian daily Al-Yawm Al-Sabie. Shu’aisha, who was head of the Egyptian Union of Quran Reciters, was born in Kafr el-Sheikh, north of Egypt in 1922. He ...

During the month of Ramadan, Muslims traditionally read the entire Quran. In August 2011, at the Islamic Center of Northern Virginia in Fairfax, a well-known Quran reciter from Saudi Arabia, Sheikh ...

He delivered an impressive performance on Tuesday night, reciting some verses from Surah Al-A'raf and captivating the crowd at the Kuala Lumpur World Trade Centre with his melodious voice and flawless ...

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota teenager who became the first American to win a prestigious Quran recitation contest will travel to Somalia to meet the country's president. Ahmed Burhan Mohamed has become a ...

Mohamed Youssef is a Malaysian from the state of Kelantan who gained fame in the Arab world, particularly in Saudi Arabia, due to his Quran recitation skills. In an interview with Al-Arabiya.net, ...

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 Quran is the holy book of Muslims. Sheikh Mohammed Al Tarouti was suspended as Quran reciter at Egypt Radio after he made a mistake while reading the Quran. Faseeh Fawaz/Gulf News reader Dubai: An ...

Learning to become a qari (or qari’ah for females), a skilled reciter of the Quran, the holy book for Muslims, is not easy. It takes years or even decades of practice and discipline to master proper ...