The third International Qur'an Contest for the memorization, recitation and interpretation of Islam's holy book was inaugurated by Tunisia's Minister of Religious Affairs Jelloul Jeribi. Fourteen countries including the host country take part in the contest. They are Algeria, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. 2248 Local Time 1948 GMT