Darul Arqam North H. S. Students Repeat as National MIST Champions!
Darul Arqam North dominated the Islamic knowledge, literary and creative arts categories to capture their 2nd consecutive national championship in the annual Muslim Interscholastic Tournament (MIST). The win which came after the Dar-North team claimed its 4th consecutive district level championship, was the 3rd national title in the last 4 years for the team of dedicated high schoolers from Darul Arqam North.
MIST is an annual regional and national competition that is organized and conducted by Muslim Students Association (MSA)) chapters on university and college campuses across the nation. High school students representing their MSA and local public and private schools compete in over 25 events and categories like community service, Islamic studies, Quranic memory and recitation, creative and research writing, oratory and art. The 2009 National MIST Competition was held during the July 24-26th weekend on the campus of the University of Houston. Read on to see how Darul Arqam North students placed in their competitive events.
Competitive Event Individual Student or Team Finish 2-D Art Saira Dar 3rd 3-D Art Aisha Bouderdaben 2nd Digital Art Sharine Khan 2nd Fashion Design Aneesa Badat 3rd Photography Hira Sheriff 2nd Islamic Knowledge Test 2 Salim Malik 1st Islamic Knowledge Test 3 Hira Sheriff 2nd Quran Tajweed (Brothers) Moustafa Eissa 2nd Quran Memorization (Brothers) Amir Ismail 3rd Tafseer Test Mehwish Imdad 3rd Tafseer Test Muqaddas Sarwar 2nd Extemporaneous Essay Muqaddas Sarwar 1st Oratory Umi Imanke 2nd Short Fiction Aisha Bouderdaben 3rd Short Fiction Hira Sheriff 2nd Children's Book Saira Dar 2nd Brothers' Nasheed/Rap Darul Arqam North 3rd Sisters' Nasheed/Rap Umi Imanke, Zahra, & Abir Sheikh 3rd Community Service Darul Arqam North 1st Newsletter Muqaddas Sarwar & Aisha Bouderdaben 2nd Scrapbook Sharine Khan & Aneesa Badat 1st Sisters' Basketball Darul Arqam North 2nd Brothers' Basketball Darul Arqam North 3rd Math Olympics Aisha Bouderdaben 3rd MIST Knowledge Bowl Darul Arqam North 1st Best Overall Competitior (Sisters) Hira Sheriff 1st Best Overall High School Darul Arqam North 1st
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