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Arab News
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
Saudi ministry supports Balkans Qur'an contest
RIYADH: The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, through the religious attache at the Saudi Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has concluded the preliminary qualifiers for the largest international Holy Qur'an memorization competition in the Balkans. The event was organized in cooperation with the Islamic Sheikdom in Kosovo and coordinated with the Saudi Embassy in Albania, the Saudi Press Agency reported. There were 2,350 contestants from 22 countries, including Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Italy, Turkiye, Greece, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Estonia, Belgium, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, Belarus and San Marino. Of these, 160 contestants qualified for the final round, to be held May 8-11 in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, where they will compete in five categories. The competition offers a total prize pool of SR500,000 ($133,000), with an estimated organization cost of SR1.2 million. Sheikh Naim Ternava, grand mufti and head of the Islamic Sheikhdom in Kosovo, expressed gratitude to the Kingdom for its ongoing support. He praised the ministry's various programs aimed at promoting a moderate understanding of Islam and reinforcing the values and teachings of the Holy Qur'an among Muslims in the Balkans, particularly in Kosovo.
Arab News
06-03-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Islamic Affairs Ministry launches programs to distribute dates and serve iftar in Kosovo
RIYADH: The Ministry of Islamic Affairs this week launched the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' gift programs for distributing dates and serving iftar to people fasting in Kosovo, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The initiative, represented by the religious attache at the Kingdom's embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, took place at Aladdin High School in the capital, Pristina. It was launched in the presence of Consul at the Saudi Embassy in Albania Sultan Al-Sahli, and the Grand Mufti and Head of the Islamic Sheikhdom in Kosovo Sheikh Naim Ternava. As part of the program, five tonnes of dates will be distributed, benefiting 20,000 individuals, while the iftar initiative will benefit about 6,000 Muslim men and women throughout the holy month of Ramadan. According to SPA, Sheikh Amer Al-Anzi, the religious attache at the Kingdom's embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that the programs reaffirmed the Kingdom's long-standing commitment to supporting and leading Islamic initiatives. He described them as a generous gesture by the Kingdom's leadership, reflecting its dedication to caring for Muslims and highlighting Saudi Arabia's support for Muslims around the world. Sheikh Ternava said that the Kingdom had taken great historical and humanitarian stands with Kosovo in the humanitarian, developmental, economic, social and religious fields. He said that these annual programs were evidence of Saudi Arabia's dedication to addressing the needs of Muslims, praying that the Kingdom's leadership would be rewarded for serving Islam and Muslims, particularly the Muslim community in Kosovo.
