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In a classroom in Luton, 27 children are reciting their school values.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

“When women are reciting the Quran, it’s an incredibly powerful response to the idea that their voices are awrah,” Ayubi said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2022

These young boys are reciting from the Koran at a makeshift madrasa, or Islamic school, at a camp in the south of the city.

From BBC • May 7, 2013

"I guess of the 150,000 people that are reciting John's legendary fame, I just stand in awe of the guy," Jackson said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2010

Pupils shall not ask questions, walk across or leave the room while classes are reciting, nor at any other time without permission.

From The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy by Flickinger, Robert Elliott