Kuwait Finance House – Bahrain (KFHB) is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the upcoming Holy Quran World Recital Competition which is organized by the Ministry of Justice & Islamic Affairs & Waqf. The Bank is dedicated towards creating awareness and motivating the youth to learn the Holy Quran and its principles and welcomes such initiatives like the Holy Quran Recital Competition on a global basis. Mr. Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat, the Managing Director and CEO of KFH-Bahrain hosted Sheikh Abdullah Bin Qahtan Al Omari, the Head of Holy Quran Department from the ministry, at the KFH-Bahrain Headquarters in the BWTC and presented the sponsorship cheque during a ceremonious occasion. Mr. Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat commented "It is a great honor to serve the Holy Quran by supporting this competition that aims to encourage youth to recite, memorize and understand the Holy Quran. We wish every success for the competition and the best of luck to the participants who will compete against each other worldwide”. The World Recital Competition, organized by the Ministry of Justice & Islamic Affairs & Waqf is the first of its kind and was instigated early 2014. Candidates can participate over the internet by reciting and memorizing the Holy Quran in 5 stages until they reach the final winners' stage which will be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It is anticipated that there will be around 10,000 participants from around the world and that the competition will highlight new distinct talents that are yet to be discovered in the field of reciting ​​the Holy Quran.