Ammar Dikic to Represent Croatia at Iran Int’l Quran Contest
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Young Quran reciter Ammar Dikic will compete for Croatia in the 33rd edition of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s International Holy Quran Competition.
According to the Iranian Cultural Center in Zagreb, Dikic is the Qari and Muezzin of the mosque of the Islamic Center of Zagreb.
He had also attended the 29th edition of Iran’s Quranic event in 2012.
Croatia is a predominantly Christian country where over 60,000 Muslim live.
Iran’s 33rd international Quran competition will kick off in Tehran on Wednesday, May 11.
The contest, whose motto is "One Book, One Ummah”, will run until Tuesday, May 17.
75 countries from the five continents of the world will send 130 Quran memorizers and reciters to the contest.
The international Quranic event convenes Quran reciters and memorizers from around the Muslim world every year.
