Muslim Youth Debate Tournament
An Overview
Focuses on developing and exercising skills in parliamentary debate, critical analysis, and verbal delivery in the context of relevant faith-related topics. In our Muslim youth, we help nurture eloquence and wisdom in how the world works; this one, and the next.
Upcoming Events
May 2024
18 - 26 May
MYDT-Muslim Youth Debate Tournament-2024
July 2024
13 - 14 July
My-HACK-2024: Young Muslim Professional Hack
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Participant Resources
Code of Conduct
We have laid out rules and code of conduct that every participant and parent is expected to abide by.
Format & Rubrics​
Our set of criteria used for assessing our participants in every event
Resources & Tips​
Library of tools to help our participants learn and prepare for the upcoming event.
Judges' Resources
Resources & Tips
With every EPC event, we have laid out rules and code of conduct that every participant and parent have to abide by.
Past Events
| Date/Venue | Winning Team | Preliminaries | Final & Semi Topics | Winners |
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| 2023 National Debate Tournament at ICNA Convention High School Final | Yemberzal IDK | ChatGPT damages intellectual growth - The theory of evolution promotes atheism - The imam’s clothes should fit the times (impromptu) - Venus is better than Mars (impromptu) | Final: Hold up, we should let him cook Semi-final: We will cross that bridge when we get there | Shaheer Ghazenfer Taha Siddiqi Abdurrahman Ahmad |
| 2023 National Debate Tournament at ICNA Convention Middle School Final | Cloud 9 3/4 | ChatGPT should be allowed in schools - Zoos should be shut down - Muslims no longer have time for arts (impromptu) - Blue is better than green (impromptu) | Final: The second amendment needs to be amended Semi-Final: Gen Z has it too easy | Fatimah Ahmad Hisham Khan Suraiya Farooqui |
| 2023 MYDT @ ADAMS CENTER High School | Al Alameen | The work week should be 4 days - Rail should replace road in America - The United States does not stand for freedom (impromptu) | Final: This party's over Semi-Final: Muslims should have non-muslim friends | Syeda Labibah Aisha Kashem Abid Noor |
| 2023 MYDT @ ADAMS CENTER Middle School | AFA H2Z | The work week should be 4 days - You must pay to use social media - The world did not abandon Palestine (impromptu) | Final: It’s ok to be sus Semi-Final: Muslims should have non-muslim friends | Hafsa Rahmatullah Huda Shah Zaara Ehsan |
| 2022 Debate Tournament Virtual High School | Overall best debater: Zaid Khan | |||
| 2022 Debate Tournament Virtual High School Final | Legacy Lions | Vegetarianism needs to be implemented Good Soldiers don’t follow orders Democracy is inclusive enough Muslims are too woke | Final: There is no need to travel abroad for religious scholarship Semi-Final: Muslims are to blame for our problems | Maryam Arastu Rayyan Naik Zaid Khan |
| 2022 Debate Tournament Virtual Middle School | Overall best debater: Sulaiman Abdullah | |||
| 2022 Debate Tournament Virtual Middle School Final | Cloud 9 and 3/4 | Vegetarianism needs to be implemented Good Soldiers don’t follow orders Islamic schools should be subsidized You shouldn’t cry over spilled milk | Final: Kids need less freedom Semi-Final: Muslims are to blame for our problems | Fatimah Bint Sameer Ahmad Hisham Khan Suraiya Farooqi |
| 2022 National Debate Tournament at ICNA Convention High School Final | MUNA HS | Extinct species should be brought back Racism is here to stay We must not fight the bully (Impromtu) A city life is better than a country life (Impromptu) | Final: America has a responsibility to stop unjust governments | Zayed Mahafuz Omar Faruq Khan Areeb Gani |
| 2022 National Debate Tournament at ICNA Convention Middle School Final | ICM | Extinct species should be brought back uniforms ahould be mandatory in school We must not fight the bully (Impromptu) Children should not watch YouTube (Impromptu) | Final: The Chickens must be stopped | Mahrus Chowdhury Azimullah Rifai Mohammad Taariq Ashkar Ali |
| 2021 Virtual High School Final | MUNA HS | Social media companies ought to be legally responsible for content posted by users on their platforms The next pandemic will most likely be worse than covid-19 This house would stop making pennies (Impromptu) Masajid are no longer a safe space for our youth (Impromptu) | Final: The era of personal vehicles is coming to an end. Semi-Final: Governments should monitor their citizens (Impromptu) | Areeb Gani Zayed Mahfuz Omar Faruq Khan |
| 2021 Virtual Middle School School | MUNA-AUSSI1 | Recess should be mandatory Space exploration should be expanded This house would stop making pennies (Impromptu) Pineapple should not be on pizza (Impromptu) | Final: If you can’t beat 'em, join 'em. Semi-Final: Professional sports are a waste (Impromptu) | Abida Rashid Zahra Nur Madhia Orva Khan |
| 2021 Virtual at ICNA High School Final | IDK | Second place is preferable to first place (Impromptu) Covid vaccines should be mandatory (Impromptu) | Final: College is more harmful than beneficial for Muslims. Semi-Final: Pharmaceutical advertisements should be banned (Impromptu) | Taha Siddiqi Shaheer Ghazenfer AbdurRahman Ahmed |
| 2021 Virtual at ICNA Convention Middle School Final | Muslim Munchkins | Second place is preferable to first place (Impromptu) Homework is detrimental to a student’s growth (Impromptu) | Final: The school day should mirror the work day. Semi-Final: You can judge a book by its cover | Karim Zohdy Aryan Sajid Ayman Chowdhury |
| 2020 Virtual High School Final | MUNA-H2 | Final: The meaning of a creative work is NOT solely determined by the creators(s) | Zaid Mahafuz Erfan Hamza Tafhim Hoque |
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| 2019 at Diyanet Center of America High School Final | MUNA-H2 | Final: A benevolent dictator is better than a democratically elected head of state | Zaid Mahafuz Erfan Hamza Tafhim Hoque |
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| 2019 at Diyanet Center of America Middle School Final | ISB 3RS | Final: College is unnecessary | Reshad Ayman Islam Raeid M. Raunak Ragib Ahnaf |
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| 2018 at Islamic Society of Baltimore High School Final | ISB HS2 | Final: By high school it is too late. | Shaheer Imam Ariyan Sajid Ayman Chowdhury |
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| 2018 at Islamic Society of Baltimore Middle School Final | Final: Muslims will benefit from engaging in current politics | Aisha Khan Ayah Aligabi Huma Chowdhury |
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| 2017 at ADAMS Center, Herndon, Va High School Final | MUNA | Impromptu | Adbia Chowdhury Shadia Nahar Faizah Saadmin |
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| 2017 at ADAMS Center, Herndon, Va Middle School Final | MAS-11 | Impromptu | Areeb Khan Muhurto Rahman Safa Islam |
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| 2016 Diyanet Center of America, Lanham, Md Islamic Society of Baltimore High School Final | Ar-Rahmah HS 1 | Impromptu | Junaid Malik Awais Sheikh Zubair Malik |
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| 2016 Middle School Final | MUNA Diamond | Impromptu | Faizah Saadmin Ameen Ahmed Adiba Chowdhury |
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| 2015 at Islamic Center Maryland, Gaithersburg, Md High School Final | MUNA Diamond 3 | Final: Kill one to save many | Reem Saiuddin Sayeemah Ahmed Anisah Bengharsa |
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| June 21, 2014 High School Final | MUNA Muslim Ummah of North America | Impromtu | Osman Syed Hiba Nakhlawi Noor Ghafoor |
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| September 2013 ISNA Convention Washington DC High School Final | Final: The Benefits of expanding Masjid Al Haram outweigh the need to preserve Makkah’s historic sites | Mona Hagmagid Adib Ahmed Faraz Ahsan |
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| September 2013 Middle School Final | MUNA Washington, DC | Final: The United States has a moral obligation to promote democratic principals in the Middle East | Nuha Mahboob Ilsa Mir Taharat Sheikh |
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| June 29, 2013 Islamic Society Of Baltimore, Baltimore, Md High School Final | MUNA | Impromptu | Tahmiid Hossain Wasif Sikder Tajbik Sheikh |
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| June 29, 2013 Al Fatih Academy​, Virginia Middle School Final | Impromptu | Asiya Ahmad Dhuha Baig Ibrahim Farooq |
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| June 30, 2013 ADAMS Center, Virginia Middle School Final | Maryam Ahmad Mona Hagmagid Omar Farooq |
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| June 19, 2011 Al Huda School, College Park, Maryland | ||||
| June 26, 2010 Adams Center, Virginia | ||||
| June 28, 2009 Dar Al Taqwa, Ellicott City, Maryland | ||||
| June 24, 2008 Al Rahmah School (ISB), Baltimore, Maryland | ||||
| June 24, 2007 Dar Al Taqwa, Ellicott City, Maryland | ||||
| June 2006 Al Huda School, College Park, Maryland |