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Egyptian artist hopes for record with 700-meter Koran

An Egyptian artist who educated himself after dropping out of school has spent three years creating what he hopes is the world's biggest Koran. Saad Mohammed, who has hand-painted Islamic motifs on the walls and ceilings of his home in the town of Belqina, north of Cairo, has reproduced the Muslim holy book on a paper scroll 700 meters long. …

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