MIST New Jersey 2024

From Fragrance to Fortress

The Treasure of Fellowship

In 2024, we presented The Treasure of Fellowship: From Fragrance to Fortress

Here's a recap of MIST NJ 2024!

 
 

Theme Breakdown

A fundamental shift in society has occurred in recent years, emphasizing individualism and cold digital interactions. However, as humans are social creatures, it is crucial to recognize the significance of authentic connections among ourselves. Creating connections and building fellowship and companionship holds a significant place in the teachings of Islam. It is not merely a casual social relationship but a profound and spiritually uplifting bond based on compassion and virtue. In Islam, friendship is viewed as a divine gift that can guide individuals on their journey toward spiritual growth and righteousness.

Relive the Weekend

Pictures from MIST NJ 2024 are posted on our Facebook Page!


The Winners

We would like to congratulate the TOP 5 winners in every competition! We’re so proud of your hard work and dedication. Top 5 winners of all competitions (aside from pilot competitions demarcated with a **) qualify to compete at the Nationals tournament in the summer!

MIST NATIONALS:
July 26th - 28th, 2024
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA


Category I: Knowledge and Quran

Knowledge Test 1

1. Enaya Hasan, Noor-Ul-Iman School

2. Faizan Amir, Old Bridge High School

3. Misbah Sayed, Old Bridge High School

4. Maazin Iqbal, South Brunswick High School

5. Muhammad Rayyan, East Brunswick High School

Knowledge Test 2

1. Inayah Ahmad, Noor-Ul-Iman

2. Safa Asrar, Rutgers Preparatory School (PWAY)

3. Eshah Kazmi, Hillsborough High School (MontyBoro)

4. Rayhan Muneer, Darul Arqam School

5. Aliya Khan, Bergen County Academies (BCA x Wildflower)

Knowledge Test 3

1. Faiza Shaikh, J.P. Stevens High School

2. Aasiya Syed, South Brunswick High School

3. Maleeha Noor Chaudhry, Noor-Ul-Iman School

Knowledge Test 4

1. Raahim Hashmi, Piscataway High School

2. Leila Qadri, Warren Middle School (Al-Falah)

3. Maryam Elmansy, Noor-Ul-Iman School

4. Soha Fatima, Noor-Ul-Iman School

Quran Memorization - Level 1 - Male

1. Mustafa Siddiqui, Noor-Ul-Iman School

2. Yusuf Seyam, Noble Leadership Academy

3. Abdullah Mustensir, Edison High School

Quran Memorization - Level 1 - Female

1. Hooriya Bagasra, Bergen County Academies (BCA x Wildflower)

2. Nour Abedrabbo, Noble Leadership Academy

3. Noora Usman, Piscataway High School

4. Muntaha Naveed, Piscataway High School

5. Marah Jadalhack, Pillars Preparatory Academy

Quran Memorization - Level 2 - Male

1. Ibrahim Syed, Piscataway High School

2. Hamza Ahmad, Piscataway High School

3. Malek Elbatrawish, Teaneck High School

4. Abdisalam Musse, Noor-Ul-Iman School

Quran Memorization - Level 2 - Female

1. Laaiba Khan, Old Bridge High School

2. Urooj Khan, South Amboy Middle High School (SWMHS)

3. Nazifa Naveed, Sayreville War Memorial High School

4. Amirah Jannati, East Brunswick High School

5. Noora Koura, Pillars Preparatory Academy

Quran Memorization - Level 3 - Male

1. Aariz Mohammad, Piscataway High School

2. Abdullah Syed, Noor-Ul-Iman School

3. Ibrahim Alnadi, Noor-Ul-Iman School

4. Ikram Ahmed, Teaneck High School

5. Arshad Rentiya, Academy of Greatness and Excellence

Quran Memorization - Level 3 - Female

1. Shorook Esmaeel, McNair Academic High School (Teaneck)

2. Jana Elhawary, South Brunswick High School

3. Fariah Baig, Sayreville War Memorial High School

4. Rahma Adham, Old Bridge High School

Quran Recitation - Male

1. Zaid Jamal, Teaneck High School

2. Zackariya Broadnax, Piscataway High School

3. Faisal Khan, South Amboy Middle High School (SWMHS)

4. Muneeb Tariq, South Brunswick High School

5. Yusuf Sayed, Noor-Ul-Iman School

Quran Recitation - Female

1. Falaq Zahir, J.P. Stevens High School

2. Rawda Elbatrawish, Teaneck High School

3. Aleena Ahmad, An-Noor Academy

4. Fatima Catovic, MCSC (MontyBoro)

5. Duaa Elrigouba, Rising Star Academy

Category II: Arts

2D Art

1. Rumaysah Florival, Pillars Preparatory Academy

2. Malak Aly, Noor-Ul-Iman School

3. Ridha Zaman, Noor-Ul-Iman School

4. MD Sahib, Sayreville War Memorial High School

5. Ayah Abbassi, Pillars Preparatory Academy

3D Art

1. Rahaf Salman, Academy of Greatness and Excellence

2. Eshal Afzal, Noor-Ul-Iman School

3. Safiya Campos, Pillars Preparatory Academy

4. Mahnoor Afshar, J.P. Stevens High School

5. Juwayriya Ameen, South Brunswick High School

Fashion Design

1. Sabreen Elgamal, Pillars Preparatory Academy

2. Leah Darwish, Noble Leadership Academy

3. Bushra Ali, Sayreville War Memorial High School

4. Eman Siddiqui, Old Bridge High School

5. Zaineb Said, Noor-Ul-Iman School

Digital Art

1. Ruqiyyah Shaikh, Piscataway High School

2. Mohammad Al-Haddawi, K12 Private Academy (DAS)

3. Haleema Khan, Sayreville War Memorial High School

4. Maryam Khan, Noor-Ul-Iman School

5. Faiza Shaik, J.P. Stevens High School

Photography

1. Muhammad Thange, Noor-Ul-Iman School

2. Amal Omarzai, Metuchen High School

3. Raahim Hashmi, Piscataway High School

4. Buqa Noor, Sayreville War Memorial High School

5. Zahra Soliman, Wildflower Homeschool Collective (BCA x Wildflower)

**Culinary Arts**

1. Noura Mohamed, Pillars Preparatory Academy

2. Riyanna Abdallah, Noble Leadership Academy

3. Zayed Ali, The Pingry School (Al-Falah)

4. Zainab Nakissa, Rutgers Preparatory School

5. Rahaf Abdelmagid, South Brunswick High School

**Scrapbook**

1. Sara Rafique, Sayreville War Memorial High School

2. Haniya Arif, Piscataway High School

3. Laaiba Khan, Old Bridge High School

4. Aasiya Syed, South Brunswick High School

5. Noor Koura, Pillars Preparatory Academy

**Extemporaneous Drawing**

1. Fariah Baig, Sayreville War Memorial High School

2. Nazifa Naveed, Sayreville War Memorial High School

3. Ashalina Kassim, Ridge High School (Al-Falah)

4. Abdallah Mohamed, South Brunswick High School

5. Menha Ahmed, Noor-Ul-Iman School

Category III: Writing and Oratory

Extemporaneous Essay

1. Samiha Ahmed, Noor-Ul-Iman School

2. Ridha Zaman, Noor-Ul-Iman School

3. Fathima Salman Al Faris, South Brunswick High School

4. Syed Arif, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South

5. Zain Jadoon, East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, NJ

Extemporaneous Speaking

1. Izza Mudassir, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South

2. Rania Fquihi, East Brunswick High School

3. Saarah Anum Abdul Maajid, Thomas Edison Energy Smart Charter School (Edison)

4. Raahim Hashmi, Piscataway High School

5. Ruqiyyah Shaikh, Piscataway High School

Original Oratory

1. Safa Rahman, South Brunswick High School

2. Maryam Khan, Noor-Ul-Iman School

3. Layla Mansour, Noor-Ul-Iman School

4. Saniya Mani, East Brunswick High School

5. Rayhan Muneer, Darul Arqam School

Poetry

1. Shahzeb Khan, Edison High School

2. Dina Bashir, South Amboy Middle High School (SWMHS)

3. Ammatullah Soliman, Academy of Greatness and Excellence

4. Rabia Mansoor, East Brunswick High School

5. Haleema Khan, Sayreville War Memorial High School

Prepared Essay

1. Mohammad Ijaz, Old Bridge High School

2. Falaq Zahir, J.P. Stevens High School

3. Zainab Khan, Old Bridge High School

4. Hooriya Bagasra, Bergen County Academies (BCA x Wildflower)

5. Eshah Kazmi, Hillsborough High School (MontyBoro)

Short Fiction

*Note: Winners were announced in the incorrectly at the 2024 Awards Ceremony, relevant parties have been contacted and the correct order is reflected below.

1. Zunairah Khan, Edison High School

2. Hajar Lababidi, Holmdel High School (WWPS)

3. Raneem Kotob, Millburn High School (Al-Falah)

4. Ammar Khan, Piscataway High School

5. Raghad Alomari, Wildflower Homeschool Collective (BCA x Wildflower)

Spoken Word

1. Ayah Abbassi, Pillars Preparatory Academy

2. Rayhana Choudhury, Noble Leadership Academy

3. Zackariya Broadnax, Piscataway High School

4. Jennah Kandil, Noble Leadership Academy

5. Dima Al-Quzwini, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South

Category IV: Brackets

Debate

1. Eastern Regional High School

Bukhtawar Khan

2. Piscataway High School

Azra Bano
Raahim Hashmi

3. Thomas Edison Energy Smart Charter School (Edison)

Saarah Anum Abdul Maajid

4. Academy of Greatness and Excellence

Habiba Omar
Tayyiba Sheikh

Math Olympics

1. Emaan Qadry, J.P. Stevens High School

2. Tayba Eldessouky, East Brunswick High School

3. Aliya Khan, Bergen County Academies (BCA x Wildflower)

4. Rakhshan Sayed, Teaneck High School

5. Ameera Al-Shehab, Bergen County Academies (BCA x Wildflower)

MIST Quiz Bowl

1. MCSC (MontyBoro)

Rija Azeem
Fatima Mahmood
Fatima Catovic

2. Noor-Ul-Iman School

Zayed Fazal
Yasin Latif
Ameen Mohamed
Khaled Esseghir
Hamza Elkholy
Yazeed Amer
Yasin Mohamed

3. South Brunswick High School

Ayan Siddiqui
Syeda Zaidi
Manahil Zulfiqar
Uzair Farooq
Farhan Syed
Inayah Qureshy
Aasiya Syed
Sameeha Qureshy

4. Piscataway High School & Rutgers Preparatory Academy

Hania Hashmi
Safa Asrar

5. Al-Falah (Hunterdon Central Regional High School & The Pingry School)

Hussain Mustafa
Ziyad F. Ali

Improv - Male

1. Noble Leadership Academy

Yusuf Aktas
Ibrahim Qudah
Bader Alsaud
Omer Aker

2. Noor-Ul-Iman School

Adam Sakr
Yousef Oudeh
Elias Murad
Syed Raaid Hasani
Wali Toor
Muhammad Aboelezz
Yasin Mohamed

3. Sayreville War Memorial High School Coalition (Sayreville War Memorial High School, Matawan Regional High School & South Amboy Middle High School)

Abubakar Shah
Safi Ullah
Adil Shahid
Ayaan Mazhar
Aqib Khan
Faisal Khan

4. South Brunswick High School

Aahil Sikkander
Omar Asker
Anas Abdelmajuid
Mohamed Desouky
Adham Amin
Adam Shakir

5. Edison High School

Abdullah Mustensir
Muhammad Abdullah
Bilal Amjad
Taha Sheikh

Improv - Female

1. Al-Falah Coalition (Bridgewater-Raritan High School, Ridge High School & West Morris Mendham High School)

Dina El Hadidi
Inaaya A
Ashalina Kassim
Seleha Mustafa
Amal Hanafi
Lyza Kazmi

2. East Brunswick High School

Malak ElNaggar
Hunna Virk
Huda Makda
Amna Mir

3. Noor-Ul-Iman School

Maya Jaradat
Maryam Khan
Inayah Ahmad
Fajr Elkhateeb
Aseal Eltayeb
Mariam Kwara
Sairah Tareen
Sarah Youssef

4. Old Bridge High School

Iqra Shahzad
Rahma Adham
Sarah Ahmed
Malika Kashif
Eman Siddiqui

5. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School

Aaliya Jamadar
Samar Rahmani
Afnan Arif
Izza Muhsassir

Category V: Group Projects

Business Venture

1. MSCS (MontyBoro)

Raza Rizvi

2. Old Bridge High School

AbdulRaheem Furqan
Mohammed Siddiqui
Fardin Faruq
Misbah Sayed
Rohan Siddique

3. East Brunswick High School

Ali Salama
Saad Jadoon
Risay Salam
Brian Chrun
Hamza Ghauri

4. Noble Leadership Academy

Aisha Arvasi
Yusuf Aktas
Maryam Abbassi
Rayhan Mahmoud

5. Piscataway High School

Zackariya Broadnax

Humanitarian Service

1. Piscataway High School

Ammar Khan
Abdullah Afzal
Ibrahim Syed
Hamza Memon
Raahim Hashmi

2. Edison High School

Manoor Abbasi
Haddeel Omar
Hareem Sohail
Robil Chaudhary
Zunairah Khan
Faiza Ahmed

3. Noble Leadership Academy

Ibrahim Qudah
Bader Alsaud
Omer Aker
Noor Alawi

4. Sayreville War Memorial High School

Malayeka Shahid
Kainaat Arfan
Hamdy Saadeldin
Saman Ashfaq
Sara Rafique

5. South Brunswick High School

Rahaf Abdelmagid
Muneeb Tariq
Noor Elsherbini

Nasheed/Rap - Male

1. Noor-Ul-Iman School

Faizan Ahmed
Kareem Mohamed
Mustafa Siddiqui
Yusuf Sayed
Shayan Ahmed
Rayyan Amjad

2. Bridgewater-Raritan High School (Al-Falah)

Asher Faruqi
Daniyal Faruqi
Hamza Jaffar
Asad Jaffar
Musa Ahmad

3. Noble Leadership Academy

Yusuf Seyam
Saeed Abbassi
Ajhar Hussain
Adib Mustafa

Nasheed/Rap - Female

1. Pillars Preparatory Academy

Raihanna Qazi

2. Noor-Ul-Iman School

Mariam Kwara

3. Edison High School

Zainab Gul

4. Al-Falah Coalition (Watchung Regional High School & Ridge High School)

Zoeya Pasha
Ashalina Kassim
Saleha Mustafa

Science Fair

1. Piscataway High School

Zarah Bacchus
Azra Bano

2. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South

Haniyya Arif
Samar Rahmani
Syed Arif
Sami Amtout
Afnan Arif

3. Matawan Regional High School (SWMHS)

Aqib Khan

4. Old Bridge High School

Iqra Shahzad
Sarah Ahmed
Malika Kashif

Short Film

1. Pillars Preparatory Academy

Ayah Abbassi
Sahla Shata
Mariam Hafez
Nour Al Houda Choukrane
Safiah Akl
Farah Sherif

2. Noble Leadership Academy

Amineh Zaiter
Mohammed Alsaidi
Sana Fahmy
Rayhana Choudhury
Aneesa Palamar
Dena Atyat

3. K12 Private Academy (DAS)

Mohammad Al-Haddawi

4. Sayreville War Memorial High School

Hamda Ibrahim
Atika Dutt
Abubakar Shah
Mishall Ikram
MD Sahib
Ayaan Mazhar

5. South Brunswick High School

Sofiyah Ameen
Omar Asker
Aisha Rasheed
Safa Rahman
Laibah Khan
Adam Shakir

Social Media

1. Sayreville War Memorial High School

Fariah Baig
Nazifa Naveed
Haleema Khan
Buqa Noor
Afsa Aquil

2. Noor-Ul-Iman School

Inayah Ahmad
Ameer Emera
Zainab Chaudhry
Yahya Atiya
Syed Raaid Hasani
Romeesa Baig

3. Academy of Greatness and Excellence

Aleena Usmani

4. South Brunswick High School

Iqra Imran
Abdullah Iqbal
Mohammaed Rayyan
Aasiya Syed
Sameeha Qureshy
Aleena Bakerywala

5. Bridgewater-Raritan High School (Al-Falah)

Fiza Agha
Dina El Hadidi
Inaaya A

Category VI: Sports

Basketball - Male

1. Sayreville War Memorial High School

Osman Alishah
Moeez Dutt
Huzaifa Ibrahim
Safi Ullah
Adil Shahid
Ayaan Mazhar

2. Old Bridge High School

AbdulRaheem Furqan
Haani Khan
Yusuf Samra
Mohammad Ijaz
Ali Shah
Ali Chaudary
Halim Deraz

3. MontyBoro (Hillsborough High School & MCSC)

Zain Amanullah
Maaz Yasir
Ammar Yasir
Arman Khan
Ali Haider Janjua
Hassan Farooq
Bilal Mughal

4. J.P. Stevens High School, South Amboy Middle High School, Dwight Morrow, Monroe Township High School, Wardlaw & Hartridge

Kashan Sherwani
Lawrence High School
Chaudhry Usman
Faisal Khan
Huzaifah Bagasra
Ibrahim Khan
Ahmad Maiga
Saif Zaidi
Zaid Afridi

5. Noble Leadership Academy

Mohammed Alsaidi
Yusuf Aktas
Yusuf Seyam
Adib Mustafa
Bader Alsaud
Omer Aker

Basketball - Female

1. Darul Arqam School & South Brunswick High School

Hamnah Rahim
Aliza Khan
Aliyah Wooten
Bayan Allen
Syeda Zaidi
Dua Zaidi
Noor Elsherbini

2. J.P. Stevens High School, Academy of Greatness and Excellence, Noble Leadership Academy, Edison High School, & Bergen County Academies

Sumayya Shaik
Emaan Qadry
Hanna Hassan
Ammatullah Solimon
Riyanna Abdallah
Dena Atyat
Manoor Abbasi
Hana Sapunxhiu

3. Pillars Preparatory Academy

Ayah Abbassi
Marah Jadalhack
Noor Koura
Sahla Shata
Mariam Hafez
Nour Al Houda Choukrane
Farah Sherif

**Soccer - Male**

TO BE UPDATED

**Soccer - Female**

TO BE UPDATED

**Volleyball - Male**

TO BE UPDATED

**Volleyball - Female**

TO BE UPDATED

Category VII: E-SPORTS

**Super Smash Bros**

1. Mohamad Gebai, Wildflower Homeschool Collective (BCA x Wildflower)

2. Sarah Shaikh, McNair Academic High School (Teaneck)

3. Mahnoor Afshar, J.P. Stevens High School

4. Omar Wahba, Monroe Township High School (SWMHS)

5. Saeed Abbassi, Noble Leadership Academy

**Chess**

1. Adam Mansoor, Noble Leadership Academy

2. Syed Reza, MSCS (MontyBoro)

3. Rakhshan Sayed, Teaneck High School

4. Mohammed Ghaith, Darul Arqam School

5. Maryam Khan, Noor-Ul-Iman School

**Rocket League**

1. Noor-Ul-Iman & South Brunswick

Yaser Aldaghady
Ameen Mohamed
Maazin Iqbal

2. Old Bridge, MCSC, Chatham High School

Umar Chaudhry
Raza Rizvi
Shaan Iqbal
Raiyaan Iqbak

3. Teaneck High School

Dawood Akbar
Ikram Ahmed
Ammar Chaudhry
Ali Chaudhry
Hamza Syed

**Fornite - Zone Wars**

TO BE UPDATED

OVERALL RANKINGS

INDIVIDUAL

TO BE UPDATED

TEAMS

TO BE UPDATED