Rabat - The Finnish national broadcaster YLE Radio has started broadcasting Quran recitations in Finnish language.
The goal of the program is to improve understanding of Islam in the Nordic countries. The Quran recitations will be divided into 60 sections accompanied by explanations.
Every episode will include a section (hizb) of the holy Quran, and will cover all the 114 Chapters called Surahs.
The Quran reading is followed by a discussion by Mohammad Hussein Omar, the President of the Finnish Islamic society, Finnish Islamic Council Anas Hajjar, and Professor Jaakko Häme-Anttila.
The President of the Finnish Islamic society, Mohammad Hussein Omar, described the reading program as a “good way to help his Finnish citizens understand Islam.”
There are between 50, 000 and 60, 000 Muslims in Finland for a total population of 5.5 million people.
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