THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS - CESD

Quran RecitersAsiaINDONESIAulfah, hajjah mariaHajjah Maria Ulfah is an internationally acclaimed reciter of the Holy Qur’an and is the firstwoman to win an international Qur’an recitation competition. She has popularized the Egyptianstyle of recitation and serves as director of the women’s department of the Institute for Qur’anStudy in Indonesia.EuropeAUSTRIApodojak, hafiz senad [new]Hafiz Podojak was born in Bosnia and has won numerous awards for Qur’anic recitation. Heis active in the community and was recently appointed to teach Islamic religious instruction inpublic schools. He is a highly distinguished member of Austria’s Muslim Community.CROATIAalili, hafiz azizAlili is a Macedonian who was trained in Qur’anic recitation in Sarajevo. He is increasinglyinfluential for his nasheed and more so for his distinct style of recitation. He is currently the imamof Medžlis Islamske Zajednice in Zagreb, Croatia.TURKEY [new]günesdogdu, mustafa özcanMustafa Özcan Günesdogdu is an acclaimed Qur’an recitor of Turkish descent who is based inGermany. His participation in interational recitation competitions has made him one of the mostpopular recitors in the world. He has published a German-language translation of the Qur’an inan album released in 2003, is a member of a nasheed group which performs across Europe and hasbeen a reciter and teacher of Qur’an for over 25 years.162