World● Low50m ago · Nov 14, 2026, 3:59 PM
A 91-year-old contestant steals the spotlight in "State of Recitation" in Egypt
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Asharq Al-Awsat [ar] · Saudi Arabia · Middle East
Sheikh Awad Al-Fardi stole the spotlight in the "State of Recitation" program, and the 91-year-old contestant moved the judging panel to tears.
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