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Updated on: Monday 24 October 2005, 11:21 Makka Time, 8:21 GMT  

Quran competition opens in Gaza

With Muslim leaders looking on, Palestinian officials have opened an international competition testing participants' memorisation of the Quran.  FULL STORY

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