Muslim Interscholastic Tournament

The Patience of Champions: Rising to a Better Self

Think Michael Jordan. Think Muhammad Ali. If patience doesn’t come to mind, then you don’t know what it takes to be a champion. With hours of practice each day, through sweat, blood, and tears, champions will persevere to achieve their goal through the years. Life throws them surprises, distractions lace their path, yet they rise above every obstacle to be better than their past. No, patience is not sitting idly by hoping for a brighter future, and it’s definitely not about giving up just to have some fun #YOLO. Patience is in that satisfied feeling, burning inside their chest, that they’re doing all they can, and the rest is up to God.

But patience is not just for athletes. Ordinary people around the world have harnessed it to bear unimaginable suffering and accomplish extraordinary feats. When a magnitude 9.0 earthquake-tsunami recently hit Japan, the people used gaman to weather the storm with dignity and compassion, not looting and chaos. Under the cruel oppression of dictators and through the horrors of war, ordinary Muslims around the world have used sabr just to survive. No, patience has never been about being passive or taking short cuts, but prayer and time can be tools to move on. No matter the language, patience has always been about hope and discipline, about a willingness to endure the sacrifice now, knowing that better days will come with principled perseverance. Patience is about the rise of a better self.

Perhaps you’re inspired, or perhaps you’re still wondering how any of these examples are relevant to you as a high school student in North America. Think of the challenges you face on a day-to-day basis, and consider how you’re dealing with them. Think of the goals you want to achieve, and consider how you’re pursuing them. What kind of change do you want in your personal life? What kind of sacrifices are you ready to make? What do you think makes life worth the struggle? How can you make today better than yesterday? Are you ready to choose the path of patience?

We challenge you to take a deeper look and analyze the various concepts surrounding this theme. Be creative! Projects and submissions with the most creativity and insight will receive the highest points. Remember, this theme will encompass all of the MIST competitions and workshops at both the regional and national levels. If you have any questions regarding this theme or anything else MIST-related, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Overall Region
1. Toronto
2. New York
3. Washington DC
4. Houston
5. Chicago

Overall School
1. The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
2. Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
3. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)
4. Clear Lake High School (Houston)
5. Stephen Lewis Secondary School (Toronto)

Overall Individual
1. Adel Qalieh – International Academy Central (Detroit)
2. Muhammad Harirah – Clear Lake High School (Houston)
3. Alvi Rahman – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
4. Rahima Khatun – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
5. Adib Laskar – Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)

Category I: Knowledge and Quran
Knowledge Test 1
1. Atikah Ubaid – Crescent School (New York)
2. Zainab Jamal – Madinatul Uloom Academy (Toronto)
3. Mudassir Ali – Willowbrook High School (Chicago)
4. Du’aa Moharram – Nur-ul-Iman (Philadelphia)
5. Atiyya Bacchus – Pickering High School (Toronto)

Knowledge Test 2
1. Zaid Bilgrami – Richard Montgomery High School (Washington DC)
2. Danish Akbar – Richard Montgomery High School (Washington DC)
3. Faria Khandaker – Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
4. Alvi Rahman – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
5. Zahrif A-M. Jackson – Dunwoody High School (Atlanta)

Knowledge Test 3
1. Talha Tanveer – The Woodlands Secondary School (Toronto)
2. Rashad adil – Naperville North High School (Chicago)
3. Shifa Khan – Fulton Science Academy Charter High School (Atlanta)
4. Aiman Ghori – Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
5. Areebah Anwar – Mercy School (Houston)

Knowledge Test 4
1. Janan Badier – Universal School (Chicago)
2. Ibrahim Asadullah – White Oaks Secondary School (Toronto)
3. Tanjila Rahman – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
4. Khadija Wajid – Madinatul Uloom Academy (Toronto)
5. Samiha Islam – Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)

Brothers Quran Memorization
1. Amhar Hira – Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
2. Faizan Ahmed – George W. Hewlett High School (New York)
3. Adel Qalieh – International Academy Central (Detroit)
4. Adnan Zaber – Al-Huda School (Washington DC)
5. Salaheldein Elkattawy – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)

Sisters Quran Memorization
1. Maryam Mian – Mercy School (Houston)
2. Zoha Syed – Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
3. Juwyriyah Ahmed – Stephen Lewis Secondary School (Toronto)
4. Sana El-Bakry – Clear Lake High School (Houston)
5. Ymn Ghalyoun – Naperville North High School (Chicago)

Brothers Advanced Memorization
1. Usman Qadri – Smithsburg High School (Washington DC)
2. Mahmoud Yousef – Universal School (Chicago)
3. Inaam Mohammed – North Farmington High School (Detroit)
4. Adib Laskar – Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)
5. Saim Asif – Crescent School (New York)

Sisters Advanced Memorization
1. Mamata Abdou – Montgomery Blair High School (Washington DC)
2. Qadija Yusuf – Erindale Secondary School (Toronto)

Tafseer Test
1. Ayesha Saad – Crescent School (New York)
2. Zahra Saad – Crescent School (New York)
3. Muaz Billoo – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
4. Syed Amir Ali – Al-Noor Academy (Boston)
5. Sameer Qureshi – Mount Sinai High School (New York)

Brothers Quran Recitation (Tajweed)
1. Abdullah Ahmad – Herndon High School (Washington DC)
2. Moosa Jamal – Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
3. Naeem Baig – Al-Huda School (Washington DC)
4. Huzaifa Dawood Ahmed – Stephen Lewis Secondary School (Toronto)
5. Hamza Choudhury – Montgomery Blair High School (Washington DC)

Sisters Quran Recitation (Tajweed)
1. Jasmine H. Shafik – Mercy School (Houston)
2. Nida Safdar – Mercy School (Houston)
3. Amal Ahmed Albaz – White Oaks Secondary School (Toronto)
4. Asma Ali – Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
5. Marwa Soliman – Montgomery Blair High School (Washington DC)

Category II: Arts
2D Art
1. Abrar Attia – Glenforest Secondary School (Toronto)
2. Sofia Mohammad – Milliken Mills High School (Toronto)
3. Tubah Shafi – Bowie High School (Washington DC)
4. Aqsa Arain – Gar-Field Senior High School (Washington DC)
5. Manal Syeda Ali – Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)

3D Art
1. Warisha Khan – Erindale Secondary School (Toronto)
2. Umaima Kath – Stephen Lewis Secondary School (Toronto)
3. Safiyah Cheatam – Western High School (Washington DC)
4. Atiyya Bacchus – Pickering High School (Toronto)
5. Muhammed Abdelhalim – Clear Lake High School (Houston)

Graphic Design
1. Muhammad Harirah – Clear Lake High School (Houston)
2. Sherine Soliman – Stephen Lewis Secondary School (Toronto)
3. Sinan Mohsin – Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
4. Anhar Karim – Northwest High School (Washington DC)
5. Noor Jemy – Central High School (Philadelphia)

Photography
1. Ali Waseem – Sherwood High School (Washington DC)
2. Saba Khan – Stephen Lewis Secondary School (Toronto)
3. Dhool Siad – James Madison Memorial High School (Chicago)
4. Taaha Muhammad – Turner Fenton Secondary School (Toronto)
5. Nabiha Chowdhury – North Penn High School (Philadelphia)

Fashion Design
1. Nigina Zamir – David & Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
2. Ammar Khalil – Clear Lake High School (Houston)
3. Nusrat Ahmed – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
4. Khadija Wajid – Madinatul Uloom Academy (Toronto)
5. Kosan Shafaque – Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)

Web Design
1. Townsend Harris High School (New York)
2. Stuyvesant High School (New York)
3. The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
4. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)
5. Walton High School (Atlanta)

Category III: Writing and Oratory
Children’s Book
1. Samreen Gazi – Clear Lake High School (Houston)
2. Qadija Yusuf – Erindale Secondary School (Toronto)
3. Fatima Alsharifi – Naperville Central High School (Chicago)
4. Coomal Rashid – Middlefield Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
5. Subhaan Ashrafi – Addison Trails High School (Chicago)

Extemporaneous Essay
1. Muhammad Harirah – Clear Lake High School (Houston)
2. Adel Qalieh – International Academy Central (Detroit)
3. Talha Tanveer – The Woodlands Secondary School (Toronto)
4. Alvi Rahman – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
5. Omar Al-Hendy – Ravenwood High School (Atlanta)

Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Faraz Ahsan – Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)
2. Junaid Bhaiyat – David & Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
3. Osman Syed – Islamic Society of Central New York (New York)
4. Seif Youssef – ISNA High School (Toronto)
5. Usama Baqai – Spring-Ford Senior High (Philadelphia)

Original Oratory
1. Farheen Moinuddin – Glenbard South High School (Chicago)
2. Komal Javed – White Oaks Secondary School (Toronto)
3. Adib Laskar – Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)
4. Zarlasht Jamal – Madinatul Uloom Academy (Toronto)
5. Sagal Ibrahim – T.L. Kennedy Secondary School (Toronto)

Poetry
1. Sarosh Zaidi – Erindale Secondary School (Toronto)
2. Hafsah Hassan – Stephen Lewis Secondary School (Toronto)
3. Noor Jemy – Central High School (Philadelphia)
4. Atiyya Bacchus – Pickering High School (Toronto)
5. Dania Khan – Harrison High School (Detroit)

Spoken Word
1. Saif El-Hossan – ISNA High School (Toronto)
2. Azizah abdul-samad – Montgomery Blair High School (Washington DC)
3. Wiam Abdulla – Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
4. Muhammad Askari – Muslim Youth of Atlanta Homeschool (Atlanta)
5. Naeem Baig – Al-Huda School (Washington DC)

Prepared Essay
1. Mohammad Taha Qadri – Valley Stream North High School (New York)
2. Ali Waseem – Sherwood High School (Washington DC)
3. Samira Yusuf – ISNA High School (Toronto)
4. Muzammil Ali – Willowbrook High School (Chicago)
5. Urooj Fatima – Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)

Short Fiction
1. Amina Iro – Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)
2. Zaynab Ubaid – Crescent School (New York)
3. Aisha Khatib – Western Tech High School (Washington DC)
4. Fahmida Sarmin – Central High School (Philadelphia)
5. Albina Islam – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)

Category IV: Bracket Competitions
Debate
1. Mandeep Patel – Harmony School of Advancement (Houston)
2. Faraz Ahsan – Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)
3. Du’aa Moharram – Nur-ul-Iman (Philadelphia)
4. Tahmina Achekzai – Thomas Jefferson High School For Science And Technology (Washington DC)
5. Mustafa Haddara – White Oaks Secondary School (Toronto)

Math Olympics
1. Syed Jipu – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
2. Shafat Choudhury – The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
3. Adel Qalieh – International Academy Central (Detroit)
4. Zafar Hai (Detroit)STfits (Houston)
5. Samiha Islam – Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)

MIST Bowl
1. The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
2. Crescent School (New York)
3. Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
4. Erindale Secondary School (Toronto)
5. ISNA High School (Toronto)

Category V: Group Projects
Business Venture
1. Naperville North High School (Chicago)
2. Stephen Lewis Secondary School (Toronto)
3. Harmony School of Advancement (Houston)
4. Pickering High School (Toronto)
5. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)

Community Service
1. Stuyvesant High School (New York)
2. Dunwoody High School (Atlanta)
3. Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
4. Briar Woods High School (Washington DC)
5. Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)

Brothers Improv
1. T.L. Kennedy Secondary School (Toronto)
2. ISNA High School (Toronto)
3. George W. Hewlett High School (New York)
4. Al-Noor Academy (Boston)
5. The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)

Sisters Improv
1. ISNA High School (Toronto)
2. Bowie High School (Washington DC)
3. Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
4. College Preparatory School of America & Willowbrook High School (Chicago)

Brothers Nasheed/Rap
1. Brooklyn Technical High School (New York)
2. Al-Huda School (Washington DC)
3. Islamic Foundation High School (Toronto)
4. Phelps Career High School (Washington DC)
5. Rick Hansen Secondary School (Toronto)

Sisters Nasheed/Rap
1. Hammond High School (Washington DC)
2. The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
3. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)
4. Montgomery Blair High School (Washington DC)
5. Iman Academy Southeast (Houston)

Newsletter
1. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Washington DC)
2. Townsend Harris High School (New York)
3. Stuyvesant High School (New York)
4. Clear Lake High School (Houston)
5. Stephen Lewis Secondary School (Toronto)

Research Methods
1. The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
2. International Academy Central (Detroit)
3. Clear Lake High School (Houston)
4. White Oaks Secondary School (Toronto)
5. College Preparatory School of America (Chicago)

Science Fair
1. Harmony School of Advancement (Houston)
2. Mercy School (Houston)
3. Universal School (Chicago)
4. Turner Fenton Secondary School (Toronto)
5. International Academy Central (Detroit)

Scrapbook
1. The Bronx High School Of Science (New York)
2. Madinatul Uloom Academy (Toronto)
3. Kempner High School (Houston)
4. Fulton Science Academy Charter High School (Atlanta)
5. Naperville Central High School (Chicago)

Short Film
1. Westdale Secondary School (Toronto)
2. Ancaster High School (Toronto)
3. Glenforest Secondary School (Toronto)
4. White Oaks Secondary School (Toronto)
5. Carl Sandburg High School (Chicago)

Category VI: Sports
Brothers Basketball
1. Clear Lake High School (Houston)
2. Islamic Foundation School (Chicago)
3. Addison Trails High School (Chicago)

Sisters Basketball
1. Clear Lake High School (Houston)
2. Stephen Lewis Secondary School & ISNA High School (Toronto)
3. The Bronx High School Of Science & Al Madina School & New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School (New York)

Updates
6/06: Volunteer form available!
5/05: Hotel information is now open!
4/16: Registration is now open!
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Nationals is scheduled for July 6-8, 2012 at the University of Toronto – St. George.

Registration
Please visit https://web.adderpit.com/MIST to register as a competitor or coach.
Regular Deadline: 11:59pm on June 10, 2012
Final Deadline (with $10 late fee): 11:59pm on June 15, 2012

Registration Fees
Competitors: $55
Guests: $55
Coaches: Free

Guest Registration
Click here to register as a guest. (if you signed up as a guest through Adderpit then you do not need to fill this out)

Volunteer Form
Please fill out this form if you would like to volunteer for the tournament.

Program
Location: University of Toronto – St. George

Start Time: 3:00pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
End Time: 6:00pm on Sunday, July 8, 2012

If you are not competing in Basketball, you may plan to arrive by 8:00am on Saturday, July 7, 2012.

Click here to view the program (subject to change).

Hoopdome (Friday Location)
75 Carl Hall
Toronto, Ontario M3K 2B9

University of Toronto – St. George (Saturday/Sunday Location)
100 St George St
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E5

Docks (Saturday Field Trip)
Queens Quay W & Bay St
Toronto, Ontario M5J

Hotel

ALL participants who are staying at the hotel, MUST fill out this form: click here.

Insha’Allah, accommodations for MIST Nationals will be housed at Seneca Newnham Residence
1750 Finch Avenue East Toronto, ON M2J 2X5

ROOM DESCRIPTION:
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- two bedrooms with double beds
- kitchen with microwave and full-size fridge
- housekeeping

SENECA AMENITIES:
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- includes free continental breakfast
- Subway on-site
- tourism information about Toronto

PAYMENT INFORMATION:
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- Room price is $23 a night per person (with 4 people staying in a unit).
- Your booking request is NOT complete until MIST Toronto has received your payment from your region or yourself (you will be contacted by a Toronto Regional Rep by May 15th to finalize a payment plan)

Hotel Payments are due JUNE 4th!

Traveling to Canada
For anyone traveling to Canada, please ensure you have a valid passport ready. Upon registering for Nationals, you will receive additional documentation to help expedite the border crossing process.

Transportation Options to Nationals
1. Fly directly to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
2. Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) and take a Greyhound/Megabus ride to Toronto.
3. Contact your region for details on charter buses leaving from the following cities:
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Washington, DC

Qualifying Rules
If you placed top five in any individual competition at Regionals, you are automatically qualified to compete at Nationals. Individuals may only compete in the competitions in which they qualify.

Group projects work a little differently (Web Design, MIST Bowl, and Group Projects). If your school qualified by placing top five in these competitions, your team may send any competitor to represent your school in these competitions at Nationals, as long as the student was registered as a competitor on your team at Regionals.

For Basketball, only individuals who competed with teams that placed top three may register for Nationals in Basketball. No replacements allowed.

Nationals Competitions
The theme for Nationals is the same as Regionals. All rules and topics will be the same as well.

All work submitted for Regionals may be resubmitted for Nationals, either as-is, in a modified state, or entirely new. As always, it must represent the original work of the competitors. Any outside help/inspiration used must be given proper credit and citation.

Qualifying Lists
Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
Houston, TX
Irvine, CA
Orlando, FL
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Toronto, ON
Washington, DC

Update #1: Team Sign-Up Sheet added (see page 5)
Update #2: Advanced Memorization Levels updated (see page 9)
(Email your Regional Headquarters the level you will be entering)
Update #3: Round 1 Art Ballot added (see page 26)
Update #4: Tafseer Packet typos corrected (pages 2 and 14)
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If you find any corrections that need to be made to the rule book, or if you’d like to make any suggestions, please submit your feedback at: http://www.getmistified.com/competitions/feedback/

   Topics:

This year’s Knowledge Test books are:
1. “Zeitoun” by Dave Eggers
2. “Posterity: Letters of Great Americans to Their Children” by Dorie McCullough Lawson
3. “The War Within Our Hearts : Struggles of the Muslim Youth” by Habeeb Quadri & Sa’ad Quadri
4. “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life” by Karen Armstrong

This year’s MIST Bowl topics are:
Topic I: Mothers of the Believers
Topic II: Lessons from Historic Narratives
Topic III: Poets of the Past and Present
Topic IV: The Year of Protest
Topic V: All About Africa: Culture, Geography and History
Topic VI: Current Events, starting January 1st, 2012 (no packet)

Other competitions that require topics:
Tafseer Test
Original Oratory – Available on p. 50 of the Rule Book
Prepared Essay – Available on p. 62 of the Rule Book
Debate – Available on p. 73 of the Rule Book

To register, please visit https://web.adderpit.com/MIST

REGIONALS
Atlanta, GA: March 9 – 11, 2012
Registration Deadline: February 14, 2012

Boston, MA: March 10 – 11, 2012
Registration Deadline: February 8, 2012

Toronto, ON: March 10 – 12, 2012
Registration Deadline: February 14, 2012

Washington, DC: March 30 – April 1, 2012
Registration Deadline: February 4, 2012

Chicago, IL: March 30 – April 1, 2012
Registration Deadline: March 1, 2012

Detroit, MI: March 31 – April 1, 2012
Registration Deadline: March 5, 2012

Irvine, CA: March 31 – April 1, 2012
Registration Deadline: March 3, 2012

Orlando, FL: March 30 – April 1, 2012
Registration Deadline: March 7, 2012

Houston, TX: April 6 – 8, 2012
Registration Deadline: February 19, 2012

New York, NY: April 6 – 8, 2012
Registration Deadline: March 3, 2012

Philadelphia, PA: April 7 – 8, 2012
Registration Deadline: February 17, 2012

NATIONALS
Toronto, ON: July 6 – 8, 2012
Registration Launch: April 15, 2012