THE ALGERIAN MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS WILL ORGANIZE AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST FOR THE HOLY QURAN MEMORIZATION, INTONATION AND INTERPRETATION IN THE ALGERIAN CAPITAL ON OCTOBER 5-9, 2006. STUDENTS FROM SOME OF THE OIC'S MEMBER STATES AND THE MEMBERS OF THE ALGERIAN COMMUNITY IN FRANCE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST. ALGERIA HAS EXTENDED INVITATIONS FOR MORE THAN 55 MUSLIM COUNTRIES, INCLUDING AZERBAIJAN, JORDAN, AUSTRALIA, AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA AND INDONESIA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST. THE CONTEST'S SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL COMPRISE MEMBERS FROM ALGERIA AND OTHER ARAB AND MUSLIM COUNTRIES. MEANWHILE, ALGERIA HAS RECEIVED INVITATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN SOME INTERNATIONAL HOLY QURAN CONTESTS FROM DUBAI, THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND IRAN.
