Egypt to Launch 30 Quran Memorizer Training Centers
Mohamed Izzat, secretary general of the ministry’s Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, said the centers will be launched in cities across the country.
He made the remarks in an address to the opening ceremony of the 15th cultural gathering of Egypt’s prayer leaders.
He stressed that the Awqaf ministry has extensive plans for the development of Quranic activities, especially by founding centers for teaching Quran memorization and recitation, al-Masri al-Yawm website reported.
Development of Quran competitions at the national and international levels is also on the agenda, he added.
Launching and expanding online Quran memorization programs and developing Quran teaching programs for children are among the ministry’s other plans, he stated.
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Egypt is a country in North Africa with a population of around 100 million.
Muslims account for around 90 percent of the country’s total population.
Quranic activities are very common in the Muslim-majority Arab country and many of the Muslim world’s top qaris in the past and present have been Egyptian.
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