--- title: README emoji: 💻 colorFrom: indigo colorTo: blue sdk: static pinned: false --- ## Overview Iqra'Eval is a shared task aimed at advancing **automatic assessment of Qur'anic recitation pronunciation at the phoneme level** by leveraging computational methods to detect and diagnose pronunciation errors. The focus on Qur'anic recitation provides a standardized and well-defined context for evaluating modern standard Arabic pronunciation. Participants will develop systems capable of Detecting Mispronunciations (e.g., substitution, deletion, or insertion **of phonemes**). ## 🔗 Full Task Description For a complete overview of the Iqra'Eval shared task—including background, data details, evaluation setup, and submission instructions—please visit the official Hugging Face Space: 👉 [**IqraEval Challenge @ InterSpeech26**](https://huggingface.co/spaces/IqraEval/IqraEval_Interspeech_26) You can also read our paper: 📄 [**Towards a Unified Benchmark for Arabic Pronunciation Assessment: Quranic Recitation as Case Study**](https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.07722) For inquiries and support, reach out to the task coordinators at [iqraeval@googlegroups.com](mailto:iqraeval@googlegroups.com). ## Registration opens on **December 1st, 2025** Teams and individual participants must register to gain access to the test set. Please complete the registration form using the link below: [**Registration Form**](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDyEP7vzJnpvthiEK6WPws2vpuI_yqbzOzEVqHKs0wdDY_Lg/viewform) ## Organizers The following individuals are organizing this shared task: - **Yassine El Kheir**; *DFKI & Technical University of Berlin* - **Amit Meghanani**; *University of Sheffield* - **Mostafa Shahin**; *University of New South Wales* - **Omnia Ibrahim**; *Alexandria University* - **Hawau Olamide Toyin**; *MBZUAI* - **Shammur Absar Chowdhury**; *QCRI* - **Nada AlMarwani**; *Taibah University* - **Youssef Elshahawy**; *HUMAIN* - **Ahmed Ali**; *HUMAIN*