New Quranic Center Opens in Nouakchott

A new Quran teaching center has been launched in the Mauritanian capital city of Nouakchott.

The center, called al-Mahaazar, will serve the 15000 residents of the Tujnin district in the capital, al-Sharq daily reported.
It has been constructed through donations made by Qatari-based Sheikh Abdullah Thani humanitarian institute.
Mauritanians attach great importance to Quranic centers as many families send their children to these centers to learn Quran recitation and memorize the Holy Book.
Some 90 percent of children in this African country go to Quranic centers before entering elementary school. 
The centers are affiliated to mosques and usually run by the prayers leaders of mosques.
Almost all Mauritanians are Muslims and Islam is the state religion in the country.
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