ALGIERS- The 18th National Qur’an Week opened Monday at the Palace of Culture Moufdi Zakaria in Algiers, with a ceremony attended by religious figures, members of the government and representatives of diplomatic corpses accredited to Algiers.
In a message to the participants read on his behalf by presidency’s advisor Mohamed Ali Boughazi, President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika called for more efforts to defend Islam, “which is today, deliberately and unfairly, targeted by certain hostile spheres, within societies who have little knowledge about this religion.”
“Its moderate message is the best evidence of the nobleness of Islam and its rejection of all forms of violence and extremism, especially bloodshed and terrorist crimes,” President Bouteflika said.
During the event, organized by the ministry of Religious Affairs under the high patronage of President of the Republic, lectures will be given about the holly Qur’an.
Qur’an recitation and psalmody contests are to be held during the event, which will pay tribute to erudite Mohamed Cherif Kahar, who passed away last Friday.
The works of the event, to be held under the theme “Moderation, a moral value,” will run until Dec. 29 at Dar el Imam in Algiers.
Source: Qur’an week opens in Algiers
