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Winners of Koran memorising contest honoured

By Petra - May 05,2014 - Last updated at May 05,2014

AMMAN — Deputising for Her Majesty Queen Rania, Education Minister and Acting Awqaf Minister Mohammad Thneibat on Monday attended a ceremony to honour winners of the 9th Hashemite Contest for Memorising the Holy Koran for Girls.

The ceremony, held at the King Abdullah I Mosque, was attended by ambassadors of Arab and Muslim countries taking part in the contest.

The first five winners were from Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Palestine and Iraq.

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