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NAMF’s annual Speech Competition began in 2002 and provides a platform for youth across Ontario to express their opinions in a constructive, academic setting.
NAMF Speech Competition 2015
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Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Topic: Charlie Hebdo: License to insult or freedom of expression?
Venue: NAMF Islamic Center
Chief Guest: Hon. Arnold Chan, MP for Scarborough-Agincourt
Judges:
Ron Lowe - Retired Principal, Scarborough Board of Education & Toronto District School Board
Valerie Hyman - Chair, Multi Faith Alliance to End Homelessness
Keith Jeffers - Former Assistant Deputy Minister & Human Resources Management Professor
Moderator: Qaisar Ahmad
Qur'anic Recitation: Ibrahim Waseem
Qur'anic Translation: Faisal Waheed
Participating Schools - Group A
Al-Iman School – Alia Shad
Islamic Institute of Toronto – Rahma Gulaid
IQRA Islamic School – Syeda Afifa Fatima
Maingate Islamic Academy – Rami Elshaer
Safa & Marwa Islamic School – Duha Mohammad
Wali Ul Asr Learning Institute – Marzia Haider
Participating Schools - Group B
Wali Ul Asr Learning Institute – Zafir Mahdi
Central Peel Secondary School – Syed Hassan Abidi
Tayyibah Islamic Academy – Lieda Popal
Top Ranking Speeches
Group A
1st Position - Marzia Haider, Wali Ul Asr Learning Institute
2nd Position - Syeda Afifa Fatima, IQRA Islamic School
3rd Position - Duha Muhammad, Safa & Marwa Islamic School
Group B
1st Position - Zafir Mahdi, Wadi ul Asr Learning Institute
2nd Position - Lieda Popal, Tayyibah Islamic Academy
3rd Position - Syed Hassan Abidi, Central Peel Secondary School
NAMF Speech Competition 2014
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Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014
Topic: What is the future of Muslims in Canada: Bright or Bleak?
Venue: NAMF Islamic Center
Chief Guest: Brad Duguid, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
Judges:
Vince Gassi - Religions Teacher, Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School
Prof. Amira Mittermaier - Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Omar Zia - Curricular Head of Student Services, Peel District School Board
Moderator: Kaitlin Sovie
Qur'anic Recitation: Duha Sayed
Qur'anic Translation: Aaiza Noman
Participating Schools - Group A
Dr. Marion Hilliard Senior Public School, Abdul Aziz Ibrahim
Iman School, Alia Shad
Haadi Elementary School, Batool Rizvi
IIT Academy, Manahil Imtiaz
Iqra Islamic School, Minal Ahmed
ISM Elementary School, Muhammad Abubaker
Salaheddin Islamic School, Sa’ud Mohammed
Maingate Islamic Academy, Waad Elnazir Salah
London Islamic School, Zahin Odreka
Participating Schools - Group B
Stephen Leacock CI, Asma Farooq Khan
ISNA High School, Hassan Khan
Salaheddin Islamic School, Kulsuma Afkae
Tayyibah Islamic Academy, Lieda Popal
Al-Madrassah Al-Inamiyyah, Yahya Omer
Al Taqwa Secondary School, Zinab Boroot
Top Ranking Speeches
Group A
1st Position - Minal Ahmed, Iqra Islamic School
2nd Position - Alia Shad, Al-Iman School
3rd Position - Zahin Odreka, London Islamic School
Group B
1st Position - Hassan Khan, ISNA High School
2nd Position - Zinab Boroot, Al-Taqwa Secondary School
3rd Position - Yahya Omer, Al-Madrassah Al-Inamiyyah
NAMF Speech Competition 2013
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Topic: Is Islamic law compatible or in conflict with Canadian law on adoption?
Venue: NAMF Islamic Center
Chief Guest: Hon. Soo Wong, MPP for Scarborough-Agincourt
Judges:
Dawit Eshetu - Teacher, PhD in International Studies
Chitra George - Teacher, Toronto District School Board
Mohammad Fadel - Professor, Faculty of Law
Moderator: Omar Qayyum
Qur'anic Recitation: Sufian Ali
Qur'anic Translation: Asma Khan
Participating Schools - Group A
Olive Grove School, Aamina Zahid
Spirit of Math, Hassan Khan
Islamic Foundation School, Aasiya Nouman Ashraf
As Sadiq Islamic School, Ayman Lakhani
Iqra Islamic School, Yumna Sultan
Wali ul Asr School, Fatima Al-Ali
London Islamic School, Nassren El-Hassan
Islamic Institute of Toronto Academy, Yousef Mostafa Waly
Participating Schools - Group B
Tayibbah Islamic Academy, Lieda Popal
John Fraser Secondary School, Farah Khan
Middlefield Collegiate Institute, Ahmed Yunus Navivala
Islamic Foundation School, Hisan Shafaque
David and Mary Thomson C.I., Junaid Bhaiyat
Wali ul Asr School, Syed Hassen Abidi
Parkside Academy, Hammad Khan
Top Ranking Speeches
Group A
1st Position - Fatima Al-Ali, Wali Ul Asr
2nd Position - Yumna Sultan, Iqra Islamic School
3rd Position - Aamina Zahid, Olive Grove School
Group B
1st Position - Hisan Shafique, Islamic Foundation School
2nd Position - Farah Khan, John Fraser Secondary School
3rd Position - Lieda Popal, Tayyibah Islamic Academy
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NAMF Speech Competition 2012
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Date: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Topic: Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: Do they face the same challenges and share the same solutions?
Venue: NAMF Islamic Center
Chief Guest: Senator Don Meredith
Judges:
Mark G. Toulouse - Principal Professor, University of Toronto
Valerie Hyman - Chair, Multi Faith Alliance to End Homelessness
Katherine Bullock - Professor, University of Toronto
Moderator: Hamzah Moin
Qur'anic Recitation: Amerah Elsisy
Qur'anic Translation: Asma Khan
Participating Schools - Group A
Islamic Foundation School, Mikhiel Jaffer
Tayyibah Islamic Academy, Lieda Popal
Henry Hudson Senior Public School, Nadeya Alli
Valley Farm Public School, Madiha Rana
Successful Students Inc., Hassan Khan
Grace Educational Services, Sahran Shafaque
Wali Ul Asr School, Sakina Rizvi
London Islamic School, Mohamad Kadri
Participating Schools - Group B
Pine Ridge Secondary School, Omar Rana
Victoria Park Collegiate Institute, Sauliha Alli
Temple Sinai, Nathan Gibson
Grace Educational Services, Hisan Shafaque
J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate, Siddiq Mirza
Tayyibah Islamic Academy, Aysha Tahir
Islamic Foundation, Nida Shamsi
Top Ranking Speeches
Group A
1st Position - Sakina Rizvi, Wali ul Asr School
2nd Position - Madiha Rana, Valley Farm Public School
3rd Position - Mikheil Jaffer, Islamic Foundation School
Group B
1st Position - Nida Shamsi, Islamic Foundation School
2nd Position - Sauliha Alli, Victoria Park Collegiate
3rd Position - Nathan Gibson, Temple Sinai
NAMF Speech Competition 2011
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Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Topic: Canadian Values: What do they mean to you?
Venue: NAMF Islamic Center
Chief Guest: Tayibbah Taylor, Founder, editor-in-chief and publisher of Azizah Magazine
Judges:
Saieda Karim - Senior Business Analyst & Recipient of Toastmaster Award
Shaheen Azmi - Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Ontario Human Rights Commission
Anela Jadunandan - Ontario Association of Islamic Schools
Moderator: Jake Dheer
Qur'anic Recitation: Mohamed Amin Ahmed
Qur'anic Translation: Sumeyya Taghi
Participating Schools - Group A
Islamic Foundation School, Mikheil Jaffer
London Islamic School, Ranyah Suleiman
As-Sadiq Islamic School, Ayman Lakhani
Olive Grove School, Aamina Zahid
Valley Farm Public School, Madiha Rana
Wali ul Asr Elementary School, Fatima Al-Ali
IQRA Islamic School, Zobia Ahmad
Participating Schools - Group B
Delphi Secondary Alternative School, Rehaan Khan
Pine Ridge Secondary School, Omar Rana
ISNA High School, Syed Ejaz
Islamic Foundation School, Farah Khan
The Woodlands School, Muaaz Zahid
Top Ranking Speeches
Group A
1st Position - Ranyah Suleiman, London Islamic School
2nd Position - Zobia Ahmad, Iqra Islamic School
3rd Position - Mikheil Jaffer, Islamic Foundation School
Group B
1st Position - Muaaz Zahid, The Woodlands School
2nd Position - Rehaan Khan, Delphi Secondary Alternative School
3rd Position - Farah Khan, Islamic Foundation School
NAMF Speech Competition 2010
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Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010
Topic: Are Canadians charitable enough towards the poor?
Venue: NAMF Islamic Center
Chief Guest: Hon. Jim Karigiannis, P.C., M.P. for Scarborough-Agincourt
Judges:
Sakina Dewji - Teacher, Toronto District School Board
Omar Zia - Curricular Head of Student Services, Peel District School Board
Tabasum Hussain - PhD, Neuroscience
Moderator: Camille Mohamed
Qur'anic Recitation: Abdullah Waseem
Qur'anic Translation: Zubyr Hussain
Participating Schools - Group A
Iqra Islamic School, Ayesha Fatima
Islamic Foundation School, Hisan Shafaque
Coppard Glen Public School, Maryam Hadisohi
Valley Farm Public School, Omar Rana
Tam O’Shanter Junior Public School, Daniah Al-Soofi
Olive Grove School, Syed Ejaz
Participating Schools - Group B
The Woodlands School, Muaaz Zahid
Islamic Foundation School, Nida Shamsi
Success Tutorial School, Rehaan Khan
Stephen Leacock Collegiate, Wala Al-Soofi
Top Ranking Speeches
Group A
1st Position - Omar Rana, Valley Farm Public School
2nd Position - Hisan Shafaque, Islamic Foundation of Toronto
3rd Position - Daniah Al-Soofi
Group B
1st Position - Rehaan Khan, Success Tutorial School
2nd Position - Nida Shamsi, Islamic Foundation School
3rd Position - Wala Al-Soofi, Stephen Leacock Collegiate
NAMF Speech Competition 2009
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Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Topic: Organ Donation: Does your Faith and Ethical values allow you to donate?
Venue: NAMF Islamic Center
Chief Guest: Hon. Ron Sapsford, Ontario Health Minister
Judges:
Dr. Farah Mohammadi - Associate Professor, Ryerson University
Dr. Waseeq Ahmed - Professor, University of Toronto
Farooq Shabbar - Principal, John McCrae Public School
Moderator: Habeeb Alli
Qur'anic Recitation: Abdullah Waseem
Qur'anic Translation: Abdirahman Yusuf
Participating Schools - Group A
Iqra Islamic School, Zobia Ahmad
Islamic Foundation School, Farah Khan
Markham Gateway Public School, Osama Ali Khan
As-Sadiq Islamic School, Hasti Namvarghighi
Elia Middle School, Zalefa Parsram
Participating Schools - Group B
Hateem Academy, Rishad Kazi
Al-Taqwa Islamic School, Amena Barakat
Delphi Secondary Alternative School, Rehaan Khan
Dunbarton High School, Usama Saeed
Islamic Foundation School, Kosan Shafaque
Top Ranking Speeches
Group A
1st Position - Farah Khan, Islamic Foundation School
2nd Position - Hasti Namvarghighi, As-Sadiq Islamic School
3rd Position - Osama Ali Khan, Markham Gateway Public School
Group B
1st Position - Kosam Shafaque, Islamic Foundation School
2nd Position - Rehaan Khan, Delphi Secondary Alternative School
3rd Position - Amena Barakat, Al-Taqwa Islamic School
NAMF Speech Competition 2008
Flyer
Date: Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Topic: Is the media influence the primary cause of youth rebellion in Canadian society?
Venue: NAMF Islamic Center
Chief Guest: Hon. Brad Duguid, Ontario Minister of Labour
Judges:
Mark Persaud - President & CEO, Canadian International Peace Project
Nadeem Memon - Teacher, Centennial College & Toronto District School Board
Omar Zia - Teacher, Peel District School Board
Moderator: Nazim Baksh
Qur'anic Recitation: Hassan Khan
Qur'anic Translation: Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Participating Schools - Group A
Islamic Foundation School, Kosan Anah Shafaque
Valley Farm Public School, Omar Naveed Rana
Humberwood Downs Jr. Middle Academy, Riyad Amin
Islamic School of Cambridge, Huda Mohammed
Iqra Islamic School, Daniya Muhammadi
Ruth Thompson Middle School, Hafsah Ruhi Hassan
Participating Schools - Group B
Delphi Secondary Alternative School, Rehaan Khan
Madresatul Banat Al-Muslimaat, Anam Qudrat
Dunbarton High School, Alyia Shaliza Chan
Top Ranking Speeches
Group A
1st Position - Daniya Muhmmadi, Iqra Islamic School
2nd Position - Kosan Anah Shafeque, Islamic Foundation School
3rd Position - Riyad Amin, Humberwood Downs Jr. Middle School
Group B
1st Position - Rehaan Khan, Delphi Secondary Alternative School
2nd Position - Aliya Shaliza Chan, Dunburton High School
3rd Position - Anam Qudrat, Madresatul Banat Al-Muslimaat
NAMF Speech Competition 2007
Flyer
Date: Saturday, March 31, 2007
Topic: Embattling Poverty: What role does your faith play?
Venue: International Muslim Organization
Chief Guest: Hon. Mike Colle, MPP for Eglinton-Lawrence
Judges:
Uzma Jalalludin - Head of English Dept., Maple High School
Prof. Leslie Gabriel Mezei - Professor of Information Sciences, University of Toronto
Prof. Mohamed Kassim - Professor of Computer Sciences, Seneca College
Moderator: Sarah Osman
Qur'anic Recitation: Ayan A. Mohamed
Qur'anic Translation: Nardin Arrazaghi
Participating Schools - Group A
ISNA Islamic Foundation, Abdul Wahab Qureshi
Iqra Islamic School, Yusef Noor Cox
Saleheddin Islamic School, Leila Abdalla Masaud
Participating Schools - Group B
Al-Taqwa Islamic School, SalahaDeen Ahmed
Markham Gateway Public School, Saadia Tayyab
Top Ranking Speeches
Group A
1st Position - Yusuf Noor Cox, Iqra Islamic School
2nd Position - Leila Abdalla Masaud, Salaheddin Islamic School
3rd Position - Abdul Wahab Qureshi, ISNA Islamic Foundation
Group B
1st Position - Saadia Tuyyab, Markham Gateway Public School
2nd Position - SalahaDeen Ahmed, Al-Taqwa Islamic School
NAMF Speech Competition 2006
Flyer
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2006
Topic: Does the Freedom of Expression condone satire of religious icons and personalities?
Venue: Islamic Society of North America
Chief Guest: Hon. Szabo Paul, MP for Mississauga-South
Judges:
Farooq Shabbar - Principal, John McCrae Public School
Barbara Siddiqui - Principal, Melody Village J. School
Dr. Yaser Haddara - Professor of Electrical Engineering, McMaster University
Moderator: Fareheen Chowdhury
Qur'anic Recitation: Abdulrahman Al-Timimi
Qur'anic Translation: Razyia Elahi
Participating Schools
Mariyah Islamic School, Shahad Omar Batouk
Iqra Islamic School, Yusef Noor Cox
Tayyibah Islamic School, Hirah Ahmed
Islamic School of Cambridge, Daniyal Abdali
Islamic Foundation School, Radiyah Chowdhury
St. Micheal’s College School, Alexander David Emeny
ISNA Islamic School, Kanita Pasanbegovic
Mentor College, Saad Khimani
An Noor Private School, Noor Al Garousha
Al-Taqwa Islamic School, Saeed Haydar Hassan
Salaheddin Islamic School, Ahlam Bawazer
Jaamiah Al Uloom Al Islamiyyah, Abdul Aziz Muhammad Waheed
Top Ranking Speeches
1st Position - Alexander D. Emeny, St. Micheal’s College School
2nd Position - Kanita Pasanbegovic, ISNA Islamic School
3rd Position - Saad Khimani, Mentor College
NAMF Speech Competition 2005
Flyer
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2005
Topic: Reflections on the Tsunami: Lives lost, Lessons learned
Venue: International Muslims Organization
Chief Guest: Hon. Shafiq Qaadri, MPP for Etobicoke North
Judges:
Tanvir Siddiqui - Teacher, Willow Park Junior Public School
Rukhsana Khan - Author, Children’s Books
Patricia Eagles - Teacher, O’Connor Public School
Moderator: Omar Rashid
Qur'anic Recitation: Abdulrahman Tamimi
Qur'anic Translation: Sara Qari
Participating Schools
Islamic School of Hamilton, Hassan Muhsen
Al-Ashraf Islamic School, Asma Panchbhaya
Iqra Islamic School, Salem Aboghodieh
Islamic Foundation School, Tasleema Rasool
Jaamiah Al Uloom Al Isalmiyyah, Hamzah Malik
Madresatul Banaat Al Muslimaat, Shahneen Muhammad
Al-Falah Islamic School, Mohammad El-Fatih Baker
Al-Taqwa Islamic School, Noor Kaloti
ISNA Islamic School, Ihsan Aksel
Salaheddin Islamic School, Zahra Vahedi
Top Ranking Speeches
1st Position - Mohammad El-Fatih Baker. Al-Falah Islamic School
2nd Position - Noor Kaloti, Al Taqwa Islamic School
3rd Position - Zahra Vahedi, Salaheddin Islamic School
NAMF Speech Competition 2004
Flyer
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2004
Topic: Youth Under Fire: What is the biggest challenge facing Muslim youth in Canada and how can they overcome this challenge?
Venue: International Muslims Organization
Chief Guest: Hon. Jim Karygiannis, MP for Scarborough-Agincourt
Judges:
Barbara Siddiqui - Principal, Melody Village Junior School
Prof. Syed W. Ahmed - Professor of Finance, University of Toronto
Ahmed Mian - Teacher, Bethune College
Moderator: M. Firaaz Azeez
Qur'anic Recitation: Elaf El-Boloushy
Qur'anic Translation: Khalid Hatia
Participating Schools
Dar Ul-Ihsan Muslim School, Khadijah Vakily
London Islamic School, Nasser H. Zabian
Nour Al-Huda Kaiss, Iqra Islamic School
Salaheddin Islamic School, Abdulrahman Hour
Madresatul Banaat Al Muslimaat, Saira Malik
ISNA Elementary School, Sultan Harb
Islamic School for Children, Shahneen Muhammad Arif
Al-Falah Islamic School, Maaz Mohammed
Islamic Foundation School, Hossai Furmli
Top Ranking Speeches
1st Position - Nour Al-Hudu Kaiss, Iqra Islamic School
2nd Position - Maaz Mohammed, Al-Falah Islamic School
3rd Position - Saira Malik, Madresatul Banaat Al Muslimaat
NAMF Speech Competition 2003
Flyer
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2003
Topic: The Islamic view on Mental slavery and its relation to the contemporary Muslim
Venue: Madinat Ul Uloom Islamic School
Chief Guest: Hon. Barbara Hall, Former Mayor of Toronto
Judges:
Farooq Shabbar - Principal, Central Park Public School
Prof. Adel Elsayed - Professor, George Brown College
Prof. Amer Shalaby - Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
Moderator: Amer Mustafa
Qur'anic Recitation: Haroun Mansua
Qur'anic Translation: Zaccaria Sharif Nur
Participating Schools
London Islamic School, Hanan Fadel
Salaheddin Islamic School, Abdurahman Hour
Um Al-Qura Islamic School, Atifa Sakhiya
Al Taqwa Islamic School, Anas Abu Romeh
Al-Hirja School, Hanaa Elmi
Iqra Islamic School, Selman Nasir
Taric Islamic School, Ikram Hussein Mahamoud
Madinatul Uloom Academy, Aneesah Luqman
Top Ranking Speeches
1st Position - Selman Nasir, Iqra Islamic School
2nd Position - Hanan Fadel, London Islamic School
3rd Position - Aneesah Luqman, Madinatul Al-Uloom
NAMF Speech Competition 2002
Flyer
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2002
Topic: Muslim Ummah is in dire need of ___________ as it enters the 21st century
Venue: Islamic Foundation of Toronto
Chief Guest: Hon. John McCallum, Defence Minister
Judges:
Prof. Muhammad Jaseemuddin - Professor of Computer Engineering, Ryerson University
Prof. Baher Abdulhai - Professor, University of Toronto
Yahya Qureshi - Teacher, Milliken Mills Public School
Moderator: Sheharyar Shaikh
Qur'anic Recitation: Zaynab Esayed
Qur'anic Translation: Sarah Farooq Khan
Participating Schools
Al Falah Islamic School, Ahmad Hamadi
Al Hijra Islamic School, Arij Ahmed Elmi
Iqra Islamic School, Usaid Sohail
Al Sadiq Islamic School, Rubaiya Mohiuddin
ISNA Islamic School, Zubair Bayat
Madinatul-Uloom Islamic School, Juwairiah Ahmed
Niagara Islamic School, Mohammed M. Khodr
Mariyah Islamic School, Shaheena Yakub
Al Madreesa Al Inamiyyah, Umar Sheik Goolab
Salahuddin Islamic School, Taskeen Abdul Rawoof
Top Ranking Speeches
1st Position - Taskeen Abdul Rawoof, Salahuddin Islamic School
2nd Position - Juwairiah Ahmed, Madinatul-Uloom Islamic School
3rd Position - Arij Ahmed Elmi, Al-Hijra Islamic School
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