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Quran Conference to be held today, Saturday

December 7, 2007 - 10:00 pm

The fifth annual Quran Conference is to be held at the Islamic Society of Nevada today and Saturday.

The theme for this year's conference is "The Quran: A Guidance for Humanity."

Today's session is to begin at 5 p.m., and Saturday's session is to begin at 10:30 p.m. Both will be at 4730 East Desert Inn Road.

The sessions are to focus on interpreting the Muslim holy book during a time when the world is confronting issues such as terrorism, violence and poverty.

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