Katara Quran Recitation Award receives 1,304 entries from 60 countries

The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) announced the registration of 1304 entries from 60 countries in the tenth edition of the Katara Award for Quran Recitation, which is scheduled to be shown during the holy month of Ramadan.

The course is held under the slogan "Decorate the Qur'an with your voices", and aims to discover outstanding talents in the recitation of the Holy Quran and encourage readers to adhere to the rules of Tajweed.

The Foundation explained in a statement that the entries were distributed between 570 entries from 18 Arab countries, and 734 entries from 42 foreign countries, making the award record for the first time a surpass the number of foreign entries over Arabic.

The Selection Committee will evaluate the entries and select the top 100 contestants, in preparation for the selection of 15 finalists in Doha, with one contestant from each episode qualifying for the final stage.

The winners of the first three places will be announced, while the episodes will be shown in a special program in cooperation with Qatar TV during the holy month of Ramadan.

The award's judging committee consists of six members: three of them are certified in recitations and the rules and rules of intonation, and three are specialists in maqams and the beauty and sweetness of the voice.

The Cultural Village Foundation "Katara" is scheduled to produce a CD for the winner of the first place, who will recite the Holy Quran in full.

The value of the prizes allocated to the Katara Award for Quran Recitation is 800 thousand Qatari riyals, the winner of the first place will receive 500 thousand riyals, the winner of the second place will receive 200 thousand riyals, and the third place winner will receive 100 thousand riyals.

The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has been the official sponsor of the Katara Quran Recitation Award since the launch of the award in 2017.

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