Egypt’s Awqaf Ministry Announces Preliminary Qualifying Rounds for Quran Recitation Competition

The Ministry of Awqaf has set the schedule and conditions for the central preliminary oral qualifiers of the “State of Recitation” competition’s second season.

• The preliminary oral rounds will be held at the Sidi Abi al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque in Alexandria from July 19 to 22, 2026, for contestants from Alexandria, Matrouh, and Kafr El Sheikh governorates.
• The ministry published the list of eligible contestants and stated that participants must not be accredited reciters of the Radio and Television Union, reciters of the ministry’s Quran recitation program, or finalists from the first season.
• The ministry warned that any contestant found to violate the conditions at any stage will be disqualified.
• Required documents include a copy of national ID, a recent passport-sized photo, and for minors, a birth certificate and guardian’s ID.