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.

What: EPC 2023 – The Earth – A Gift from Allah

When: January 14, 2023 (Virtual-Non DMV) | January 21, 2023 (In-person DMV)

Where: Diyanet Center of America

Grades: 1 – 12+

What:    Muslim Youth Debate Tournament (Middle & High School)

When:   Preliminaries: October 15th, 2022

                  Semifinals and Finals October 16th, 2022

Where: Zoom

What: My-Hack 2022

When: June 25-26, 2022

Where: Maryland

What: EPC 2022 – A Forum for Achievement

When: January 15, 2022

Where: Hybrid

Submission Deadline: January 7, 2022