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The child Fatima Zahra Al-Yaoumi won, on Saturday in Casablanca, the first prize in the first edition of the National Quran Memorization Competition (memorization and recitation branch), organized for the children and orphans of the National Security family.
The second place in this competition, organized by the Mohammed VI Foundation for Social Works of National Security officials in partnership with the Casablanca Security Directorate, was won by the child Ayman Harouan from Marrakech, while the third place went to the child Idriss Hanati Idrissi from the city of Fez.
In the recitation branch, the child Hasna Bourmia from Meknes was crowned first place in this competition, which saw the participation of 142 contestants, followed by Safaa Zine from Marrakech (second place), and the child Abdullah Al-Yaoumi from Casablanca (third place).
On this occasion, Mohamed Mchmachi, the Secretary General of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Social Works of National Security officials, affirmed that the organization of this competition, organized on the instructions of the Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, aims to diversify the educational services directed towards the children of the Foundation's members.
He added that this competition falls within the framework of consolidating religious values among the youth of the National Security family and encouraging them to excel, give, connect with, and care for the Holy Quran, both in reading and memorization.
He continued that the participants, the children and orphans of the National Security family, presented levels of excellence during the elimination rounds, as their number reached 142 contestants, of whom 34 participants qualified for the final stage.
On the other hand, Mr. Mchmachi congratulated the local scientific councils and the regional departments of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs on their effective contribution to the success of this competition, praising their good cooperation and their follow-up to all stages of the local eliminations, and all the families of the participants and their families and teachers and all those who have the credit for the success of this competition.
For his part, the member of the judging committee, and a member of the Scientific Council in the Nouaceur province, Mohamed Al-Karaoui, praised the initiative of the General Directorate of National Security for the benefit of the children and orphans of the National Security family, considering it an opportunity to discover talents in memorizing and reciting the Holy Quran.
During the closing ceremony of this competition, prizes were distributed to all 34 contestants in order to encourage them to continue their journey in taking care of the Book of God and reciting it well, in addition to honoring the judging committee of the Scientific Council in Casablanca, which supervised the final day of the National Quran Memorization Competition in its first session.
The ceremony was attended, in particular, by the Wali of the Casablanca-Settat region, the governor of Casablanca, Mohamed Mhidia, and the governor of Anfa, Abdelkhalek Merzouki, and the president of the Regional Council, Abdellatif Maazouz, and the Wali of Casablanca Security, Abdellah El Ouardi, and the families of the children participating in the competition.
