What: A 24-hour design sprint where students create innovative AI-powered Dawa projects

Who: High school students (10th grade and up) and undergraduates.

When: July 13th-14th July 2024

Where: Adams Islamic Center

Theme: AI-Powered Dawa

For more details, visit our website and check out the program details below:

• Learn more about MY Hackathon here
• Read MY Hack 101 here

  For internship details, contact us here.  

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn, innovate, and make an impact!

Note: Once registered, participants will receive an invite. They are limited to 25 participants per session to ensure meaningful interaction.

Organizer: Mafiq Foundation in collaboration with ADAMS Center, YM ICNA, Islamic Institute of America (ILIA), ImpactTek, and PGMA.

Sponsor: Local area Masjids and Islamic Schools.

What: A 24-hour design sprint where students create innovative AI-powered Dawa projects

Who: High school students (10th grade and up) and undergraduates.

When: July 07th-12th July 2024

Where: Adams Islamic Center

Theme: AI-Powered Dawa

What:    Muslim Youth Debate Tournament

Engage your mind- Witness the power of persuasive Discourse!

When:     June 22nd 2024

Where:    Al Huda School

Open for Public Viewing:       Semi-Final  3:00 PM

                                                            Finals       4:30 PM

More Information Please Click Here

What:    Muslim Youth Debate Tournament

Foster Critical Minds, Fuel Persuasive Discourse: Enter The Debate Arena!

When:     May 18th & May 26th 2024

Where:    Section 1      Online                                      Preliminaries    May 18th, 2024 All Day

Section 2                      ICNA Convention                Semi-Final          May 26th, 2024

Registration Deadline May 11th.

ICNA Tournament:

The tournament is a hybrid event with virtual preliminaries on Saturday, May 18th, and the semifinals and finals are in person at the ICNA-MAS Convention on Sunday, May 26th in Baltimore, Maryland.

The preliminary round consists of four virtual parliamentary-style debates on Saturday, May 18th from 10 am EST to 4 pm EST. These debates will consist of 2 pre-assigned topics (given) and two topics will be provided on the spot (impromptu).  Virtual round winners will also be recognized and awarded regardless of in-person events.

The top four performing middle and high school teams will be invited to compete in the semifinals and finals at the ICNA-MAS Convention in person on Sunday, May 26th in Baltimore, Maryland. Topics for the semis and finals will be given on the spot (impromptu).

 Preliminary Topics:

Middle School

• Nuclear Energy should be more widespread
• TikTok should not be banned

High School

• Nuclear Energy should be more widespread
• The UN is not obsolete

What: EPC 2024 – Islam in the Modern World

• Essays & Speech
• Information Campaign (Registration ends on Nov 11)
• Extemporaneous Writing
• Extemporaneous Speech

Who: Elementary, Middle, and High school

When: Virtual for Non-DMV area participants – Saturday, January 13, 2024

In-person for DMV area participants – Saturday, January 20, 2024

Where: Virtual on Zoom for non-DMV area participants

In-person for DMV area participants – Al Huda School, College Park, MD

Register: Here by 31 Dec 2023

What: EPC 2024 Workshop – Islam in the Modern World

When: December 23, 2023 @ 2 pm

Where: Zoom

• The workshop will cover
  • • The Foundation of Communication
    • Crafting a Compelling Speech
    • Presentation Techniques
    • Overcoming Stage Fright
    • Technology and Presentations
    • Case Studies & Continuous Improvement
• Arsalan Siddiqui is a bioengineering graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park, and is an MPowering the State Student Entrepreneurship Fellow at the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, and a Science Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Fellow with the University of Maryland and U.S. State Department.

He also serves as the Student President of the University System of Maryland, advocating for over 170,000 students attending one of Maryland’s 15 public higher education and educational centers, including the University of Maryland, University of Maryland Baltimore County, and others. Arsalan has also been successfully working on developing and patenting several medical devices in coordination with Children’s National Hospital, the University of Maryland Medical Center, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

What: EPC 2024 Workshop – Islam in the Modern World

When: December 9, 2023 @ 2 pm

Where: Zoom

• The workshop will cover
  • • Theme, topics, and goals
    • Brainstorming
    • Constructing a thesis
    • Conducting research
    • Structure
    • Outlining
    • Writing
    • Reviewing
    • Making an impact
• Taught by: Rahma Zakaria, an MIT graduate and current bioengineering PhD candidate at the University of Maryland, is eager to actively participate in Muslim youth and community groups.

What: MYDT 2023 – Engage Your Mind, witness the power of persuasive discourse

When: November 18, 2023 @ 1 pm

Where: Adams Center

What: EPC 2024 Workshop – Islam in the Modern World

When: November 8, 2023

Where: Zoom

• This Workshop will introduce the information campaign competition, go over the judging rubric, and provide detailed guidelines on how to conduct the campaign and present it on competition day. After the workshop, participants should be ready to begin conducting their campaign and prepare their presentations.
• Taught by: Amirah Ahmad, a former EPC participant, holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Maryland and a B.A. in Islamic Jurisprudence from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. Her goal is to empower Muslim youth to become community leaders, thinkers, and reformers.

What: EPC 2024 Workshop – Islam in the Modern World

When: November 4, 2023

Where: Zoom

• We’ll unpack the EPC theme for 2024!
• We will discuss essay expectations, rubrics, and ways to approach the theme.
• Taught by: Doha Nassar, a 2nd grade teacher in Montgomery County, is a former EPC competitor – who is now a leading member of the EPC organizing team. She is passionate about education and social justice.

What: My-HACK 2023 – Young Muslim Professional Hack

When: Aug 5-Sep16, 2023

Where: 3 Locations

Kickoff meeting

5 Aug, 2023 at 2-5 pm

ADAMS Center, Herndon, VA

Mid-hack meet

26 Aug, 2023 from 2 to 5 pm

PGMA, Lanham, MD

Grand Finale

16 Sept, 2023 from 10am-4 pm

UMD College Park, Maryland

What: My-Hack 2023 Workshop3 – Leveraging AI for Social and Ethical Integrity

When: July 25, 2023 @ 7 pm – August 4, 2023@ 10 pm

Where: Zoom

• July 25, Tuesday at 7 pm – (Click to watch recorded video)>> Building apps with ChatGPT API and Bubble. – Dr. Faysal Islam
• August 1, Tuesday, 7 to 9 pm – Intro and basic development with MIT App Inventor on day 1 – Br. Anwar Sabri, ImpactTek
• August 3, Thursday, 7 to 9 pm. – AI with MIT App Inventor on day 2. – Br. Anwar Sabri, ImpactTek
• August 4, Friday, 9 to 10 pm – Secure your Online Presence: A Hackathon Workshop on Online Risks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities

This workshop will help you understand the relationship of online risks with emerging threats and vulnerabilities.   A number of safeguarding principles and techniques will then be introduced from both technical and Islamic perspectives, which can be useful in designing your own customized tools for online protection.