29th int'l Quran competition kicked off in Tehran

A 29th edition of Iran’s International Holy Quran Competition kicked off in Tehran Monday. Representatives of 65 Muslim and non-Muslim countries will take part in the International competition. The jury panel of the contest has 14 members, 5 of whom are Iranian and the rest are from other countries. A Quran memorizer from Isfahan province and a Quran reciter from Khuzestan province will represent Iran in the memorization and recitation categories of the international event. The international event will run until June 23.