{"id":5472,"date":"2018-02-19T13:02:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T13:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/atabat\/5472-90-women-attend-quran-contest-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T13:02:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T13:02:02","slug":"90-women-attend-quran-contest-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/atabat\/5472-90-women-attend-quran-contest-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"90 women attend Quran contest in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A national Quran contest was held for women in Iraq on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>A national Quran contest was held for women in Iraq on the weekend.<\/h4>\n<h4>The competition was held in the categories of Quran memorization, recitation and interpretation, the website of the custodianship of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, holy shrine announced.<\/h4>\n<h4>Ninety women from different parts of the Arab country took part in the competition in the holy city of Najaf, south of Iraq.<\/h4>\n<h4>The event was organized by the Shrine\u2019s Women\u2019s Quranic Activities center on Saturday and Sunday.<\/h4>\n<h4>Mardhiya Haidar, head of the center, said the Quranic event was aimed at promoting the Quranic culture among women in the country.<\/h4>\n<h4>She said a number of Quranic schools and institutes cooperated in holding the contest.<\/h4>\n<h4>A number of Quran experts forming the panel of judges evaluated the contenders\u2019 Quranic skills.<\/h4>\n<h4>Winners of the competition were announced and awarded on the second and final day.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>Quranic activities have significantly developed in Iraq since the 2003 overthrow of former dictator Saddam Hussein.<\/h4>\n<h4>There has been a growing trend of Quranic programs such as competitions, recitation sessions and educational programs held in the country in recent years.<\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-16333\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/02\/images_2018_02_19_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/02\/images_2018_02_19_04.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/02\/images_2018_02_19_04-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-16334\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/02\/images_2018_02_19_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/02\/images_2018_02_19_05.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/02\/images_2018_02_19_05-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-16335\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/02\/images_2018_02_19_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/02\/images_2018_02_19_06.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/02\/images_2018_02_19_06-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A national Quran contest was held for women in Iraq on the weekend. \u00a0 A national Quran contest was held for women in Iraq on the weekend. 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