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