IQNA

Egyptian Coptic Christian Wins Rank in Quran Contest

8:20 - October 03, 2012
News ID: 2424484
A Coptic Christian in Egypt managed to win the second rank in a Quran competition in Al-Mi’sara region, Al-Misri Al-Yawm reported.
38-year old Majdi Al-Qaiti came second in competition with 19 other contenders, all Muslims.
Al-Qaiti said he attended the competition to show the solidarity and fraternity existing among Egypt’s Muslims and Christians and presenting the Al-Mi’sara region as a model for peaceful coexistence between the followers of the two faiths.
He took part in the competition by taking a written exam. It took him 4 hours to answer the exam’s 20 Quranic questions.
The Quran competition was organized by the Al-Mi’sara region’s public library.
Copts in Egypt constitute the largest Christian community in the Middle East, as well as the largest religious minority in the region, according to Wikipedia.

1111681
captcha