European Moroccans Leave France and Spain to Compete in Otr Elkalam in Riyadh

In the adhan track, Rayan Hawsawi, a Nigerian who resides in Makkah, participated in the competition. Hawsawi has a good voice and imitates the muazzins of the Grand Mosque in Makkah skillfully. He, like other contestants, dreams of reaching the final of the competition. The electrical engineer Tariq Deeb from Syria also participated in the same track. Deeb started raising adhan in some mosques in his country from a young age. However, he lost to his Nigerian rival, Hawsawi, who qualified for the next stage of the competition.

In the adhan track, Rayan Hawsawi, a Nigerian who resides in Makkah, participated in the competition. Hawsawi has a good voice and imitates the muazzins of the Grand Mosque in Makkah skillfully. He, like other contestants, dreams of reaching the final of the competition. The electrical engineer Tariq Deeb from Syria also participated in the same track. Deeb started raising adhan in some mosques in his country from a young age. However, he lost to his Nigerian rival, Hawsawi, who qualified for the next stage of the competition.

Otr Elkalam is one of the prominent television shows in the holy month of Ramadan. It combines the competitions of reciting the Holy Quran and raising adhan. It also includes a jury composed of an elite specialized in recitation and maqamat (musical structures).

The competition episodes can be viewed on the show's YouTube channel through the link:

https://www.youtube.com/@OtrElkalam.

It is broadcast daily on MBC1 and the Shahid digital platform. The competition is the largest in terms of the number of contestants and prizes that total $3.3 million, which is the largest financial prize in the history of international competitions of this kind. The first-place winner in the Quran recitation track gets $ 800,000, while the first-place winner in the adhan track gets $534,000.

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