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RIYADH: A Saudi and an Iranian were the big winners at Friday’s Otr Elkalam contest organized by the General Entertainment Authority. Mohammed Al-Sharif collected a prize of SR2 million ($533,000) for finishing first in the call to prayer (adhan) category, while Younis Shahmradi topped the recitation category, taking home SR3 million. The final episode of the televised Qur’an