Quranic Center Launched in Libya’s Sirte with People’s Contribution
The center has been established at the Badr Mosque with the financial contribution of the city’s people.
It was inaugurated in a ceremony on Thursday, attended by the mayor Sirte and a number of religious officials, AL-Wasat news website reported.
During the function, a number of top Quran learners of the city were also honored for their achievement.
Sirte is a Mediterranean coastal city located 450 kilometers east of Libya’s capital of Tripoli.
Libya is a Muslim-majority country in North Africa that has more than a million Quran memorizers.
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The country has been in turmoil since a NATO-backed civil war in 2011 overthrew and killed veteran dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Libya has in recent years been split between the government of national unity in Tripoli and an eastern-based administration.
Quranic activities are very common in the country despite years of civil war and clashes among rival groups.
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