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HBO film follows Muslim children competing to memorize the Quran

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(RNS) A new documentary follows three Muslim children as they travel to Egypt to compete in a tournament that requires young contestants to recite whole passages of the Quran, Islam's 600-page holy book, from memory. Each year during Ramadan -- a Muslim holy month when b...

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