The 11th Annual Khal International Festival for Reciting Quran kicks off

The 11th annual Khal International Festival kicked off at Sulaymaniyah, the capital of culture and arts, in the presence of reciters from Egypt; including Sheikh Yasser Al-Sharqawi and Mamdouh Amer, and from Iran such as Sheikh Hamid Ali Zadeh, and from Kurdistan; represented by Dr Cougar Omar and Sheikh Osama Yaqoub.

The 2-day festival aims at encouraging people to read Quran, learn the Islamic faith, and Tajwid rules.