Community initiative: Egyptian village honors young Qur’an memorizers 

Community initiative: Egyptian village honors young Qur’an memorizers 

CAIRO: A hall in an Egyptian village in the Menoufia governorate, north of Cairo, has recently been decorated with flags in honor of more than 300 students who have memorized the Holy Qur’an.

The celebration has taken place annually in the village for the past five years during the holy month of Ramadan. The parents and families of the children are appreciative of the recognition.

Mohamed El-Sayed, who coordinates the celebration, told Arab News: “The goal of these events is to have the memorizers of the Qur’an celebrate what they have achieved.

“During the celebration the children are divided into several groups. The villagers can enjoy and celebrate each of them separately.

“The initiative has achieved great success in encouraging children to memorize the Qur’an.”

Sayed Jamal, father of 12-year-old Mohammed, told Arab News: “I am very happy that my son is one of the memorizers of the holy book.

“I am overwhelmed with happiness to see my son performing very well academically, as well as in memorizing the Qur’an.

“We provided a very suitable atmosphere for Mohammed to complete his memorization, as well as for his excellence in his school studies.

“And despite the difficult economic conditions, and in addition to the fact that Mohammed has four