{
  "id": 642573,
  "title": "40 contestants advance to second stage of Awal Al-Awael Quran Competition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/40-contestants-advance-to-second-stage-of-awal-al-awael-quran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T06:23:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/12/08/2026/40-contestants-advance-to-second-stage-of-awal-al-awael-quran-competition"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has successfully concluded the qualifying round of the third edition of the ‘Awal Al-Awael’ International Quran Competition, the international segment of the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Quran Competition.</p> <p>The qualifying round saw broad international participation, with 82 contestants from 33 countries…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}