MIST Nationals 2025

Information & Guidelines

Nationals 2025

When?

August 8-10, 2025!

Where?

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Who is eligible?

The Top 5 of each competition at the regional tournament all qualify to compete at MIST Nationals. Check out the qualifiers list below!

How to register?

Registration Dates

Early Bird Registration Opens: June 2, 2025 @ 12:00 AM EST

Early Bird Registration Closes: June 6, 2025 @ 11:59 PM EST

Late Registration Begins: July 7, 2025 @ 12:00 AM EST

Registration Closes: July 13, 2025 @ 2:59 PM EST

Registration Cost

Early Bird Competitor and Guest Registration: $85

Late Competitor and Guest Registration (starting July 1st): $105

Coach Registration: $85

Travel Logistics

MIST Carolina is organizing shared transportation and accommodation for MIST Nationals, in shaa Allah!

If you’re interested in traveling as a group, we’ll be renting a van or bus and departing early Thursday morning. We’ll head back right after the awards ceremony on Sunday.

Lodging will be for 3 nights, with 4 people per room.

Cost: $85–$120 per person (in addition to registration fees).

National Qualifiers

Congratulations on qualifying for Nationals 2025!

  • Knowledge Test 1

    #1 Fatima Amjad (Panther Creek High School)

    #2 Zeynep Oralkan (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    Knowledge Test 2

    #1 Aazyan Eman (Apex Friendship)

    Knowledge Test 3

    #1 Jinan Altalib (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 Mansib Sacheha (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #3 Eashal Ahsan (Willow Spring High School)

    #4 Abla Abokamil (Willow Spring High School)

    #5 Maryam Ivens (Intellicor International Academy)

    Knowledge Test 4

    #1 Ayesha Siddiqui (Intellicor International Academy)

  • Quran Memorization - Level 1 - Male

    #1 Ramazani Mugaza (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 Abdelmajid Smires (Intellicor International Academy)

    #3 Saad Khan (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #4 Hasan Saymeh (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    #5 Yusuf Idris (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    Quran Memorization - Level 1 - Female

    #1 Yomna Salem (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 Sophia Mayingwa (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    #3 Alishba Sana (Apex Friendship)

    #4 Fatuma Maingua (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    Quran Memorization - Level 2 - Male

    #1 Mwalimu Mugaza (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 NuhrAli Robinson (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    Quran Memorization - Level 3 - Female

    #1 Mairah Khan (Athens Drive High)

    #2 Halima Maingua (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    Quran Recitation - Male

    #1 Izzadeen Saymeh (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    #2 Zakir Rahim (Intellicor International Academy)

    #3 Majeedur Mohammed (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #4 Ayaan Saeed (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #5 Ahmed Abdelmahmoud (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    Quran Recitation - Female

    #1 Sara Ali (Panther Creek High School)

    #2 Razan Bianouni (House of Wisdom Academy)

    #3 Sara Muhammad (Intellicor International Academy)

    #4 Ramla Warsame (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    #5 Reema Bianouni (House of Wisdom Academy)

  • 2D Art

    #1 Areebah Khan (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #2 Sarah Hussain (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #3 Aamna Rizwan (Triangle Math and Science Academy Apex)

    #4 Manan Oumar (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    3D Art

    #1 Haniya Suleiman (House of Wisdom Academy)

    #2 Maryam Chaudhry (Vernon Malone College and Career Academy)

    #3 Manahil Owais (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #4 Omar Elasfar (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    Fashion Design

    #1 Leyla Idlibi (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 Sara Muhammad (Intellicor International Academy)

    #3 Khadija Bah (Intellicor International Academy)

    #4 Sakina Kisimba (Intellicor International Academy)

    Photography

    #1 Mohamed Salad (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 Yassin Mohammed (Intellicor International Academy)

    #3 Ahmad Ali (Intellicor International Academy)

    #4 Mohammad Siddiqui (Intellicor International Academy)

    Digital Art

    #1 Aadil Khan (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #2 Jenna Deeb (House of Wisdom Academy)

    #3 Suad Kiradoh (Thales Academy)

    #4 Muhammad Yahya (Panther Creek High School)

    #5 Maryam Ivens (Intellicor International Academy)

  • Extemporaneous Essay

    #1 Nael Tariq (Apex Friendship)

    #2 Eashal Ahsan (Willow Spring High School)

    #3 Haniya Suleiman (House of Wisdom Academy)

    #4 Khadija Bah (Intellicor International Academy)

    #5 Hared Serralde (Intellicor International Academy)

    Extemporaneous Speaking

    #1 Sara Muhammad (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 Naile Melaku (Apex Friendship)

    #3 Aazyan Eman (Apex Friendship)

    #4 Yamen Alsalamat (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    Original Oratory

    #1 Maryam Ivens (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 Hamza Bedreddine (Enloe High School)

    #3 Leena Akhter (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    Prepared Essay

    #1 Mirhan Mohamed (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 Fatima Amjad (Panther Creek High School)

    #3 Ali Abdallah (Intellicor International Academy)

    #4 Halima Maingua (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    Short Fiction

    #1 Ayah Hammouda (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 Nabiha Rahman (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #3 Ayesha Gohar (Panther Creek High School)

    #4 Zakir Rahim (Intellicor International Academy)

    #5 Yusuf Idris (Charlotte Islamic Academy)

    Spoken Word

    #1 Muna Mohamed (Intellicor International Academy)

    #2 Sarina Ali (Intellicor International Academy)

    Poetry

    #1 Yasmeen Fathima (Apex Friendship)

    #2 Aadil Khan (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #3 Serene Abdallah (Intellicor International Academy)

    #4 Jinan Altalib (Intellicor International Academy)

    #5 Zara Hunt (Enloe High School)

  • Debate

    #1 Green Hope High School (Cary, NC)

    Zakaria Adam

    Majeedur Mohammed

    Leena Akhter

    Mansib Sacheha

    Sarah Hussain

    Zeynep Oralkan

    Saad Khan

    #2 Charlotte Islamic Academy

    Adnan Otabashi

    Omar Saaeed

    #3 Athens Drive High

    Mairah Khan

    #4 Intellicor International Academy

    Sereen Abdul Rahman

    Ayah Hammouda

    Math Olympics

    #1 Aadil Khan (Green Hope High School (Cary, NC))

    #2 Yasmeen Fathima (Apex Friendship)

    #3 Ayoub Odouchene (Intellicor International Academy)

    #4 Maryam Chaudhry (Vernon Malone College and Career Academy)

    MIST Quiz Bowl

    #1 Intellicor International Academy

    Abdelmajid Smires

    Ayesha Siddiqui

    Yomna Salem

    Hared Serralde

    Zakir Rahim

    #2 Apex Friendship

    Aamiran Yala

    Nael Tariq

    Amina Ali Syeda

    Alishba Sana

    Esam Elfgeeh

    #3 Charlotte Islamic Academy

    Abedalfatah Ishnineh

    Haneen Saymeh

    Hasan Saymeh

    Ahmed Abdelmahmoud

    Juwan Tahir

    Yusuf Idris

    Improv - Male

    #1 Intellicor International Academy

    Nasr Alshamam

    Adam Makhmakh

    Mohammad Siddiqui

    Mohamed Salad

    Kareem Hajjar

    Sodais Haidari

    #2 Charlotte Islamic Academy

    Abdullahi Maingua

    Adam Ishnineh

    NuhrAli Robinson

    Omar Elasfar

    Salaheddine Ahnana

    Mohamed Moshawi

    Improv - Female

    #1 Triangle Math and Science Academy Apex

    Faha Zehrah

    Suban Abdi

    Sarah Kitsy

    Yusr Elmubarak

    Rayhana Abdul-Hakim

    #2 Intellicor International Academy

    Jinan Altalib

    Muna Mohamed

    Leyla Idlibi

    Sarina Ali

    Sona Komilova

    Foziya Jama

    Anabia Yousaf

    Maryam Ivens

    #3 Charlotte Islamic Academy

    Halima Maingua

    Fatuma Maingua

    Fatumo Mohamed

    Najma Warsame

    Amina Yusuf

    Dzenita Muratovic

    Ramla Warsame

  • Business Venture

    #1 Green Hope High School (Cary, NC)

    Aadil Khan

    Adyan Sabir

    #2 Intellicor International Academy

    Bilal Ahmed

    Sodais Haidari

    Humanitarian Service

    #1 Intellicor International Academy

    Jinan Altalib

    Sakina Kisimba

    Samer Battal

    Foziya Jama

    Anabia Yousaf

    Ali Abdallah

    #2 Apex Friendship

    Ibrahim Tariq

    Aazyan Eman

    Nasheed/Rap - Female

    #1 House of Wisdom Academy

    Jenna Deeb

    #2 Intellicor International Academy

    Sara Muhammad

    #3 Green Hope High School (Cary, NC)

    Nabiha Rahman

    Areebah Khan

    Sarah Hussain

    Science Fair

    #1 Charlotte Islamic Academy

    Yusuf Idris

    #2 Panther Creek High School

    Fatima Amjad

    #3 Intellicor International Academy

    Yassin Mohammed

    Sona Komilova

    Sereen Abdul Rahman

    Ayah Hammouda

    Short Film

    #1 Panther Creek High School

    Muhammad Yahya

    Social Media

    #1 Apex Friendship

    Yasmeen Fathima

    #2 Triangle Math and Science Academy Apex

    Faha Zehrah

    Yusr Elmubarak

    #3 Intellicor International Academy

    Hanen Zeidan

    Serene Abdallah

    Khadija Bah

    Marwa Battal

    Yomna Salem

    Marwah Elbyar

    #4 Charlotte Islamic Academy

    Abdullahi Maingua

    Abedalfatah Ishnineh

    Ahmed Naji

    Adam Ishnineh

    NuhrAli Robinson

    Salaheddine Ahnana

  • Basketball - Male

    #1 COALITION

    Panther Creek High School

    Muhammad Umer

    Muhammad Yahya

    Green Hope High School (Cary, NC)

    Aadil Khan

    Apex Friendship

    Aazyan Eman

    Nael Tariq

    Naile Melaku

    Esam Elfgeeh

    #2 Charlotte Islamic Academy

    Abdullahi Maingua

    Adnan Otabashi

    Hasan Saymeh

    NuhrAli Robinson

    Omar Elasfar

    Salaheddine Ahnana

    Mohamed Moshawi

    #3 Intellicor International Academy

    Nasr Alshamam

    Ramazani Mugaza

    Mwalimu Mugaza

    Yousif Mohammed

    Bilal Ahmed

    Ahmad Ali

    Ali Abdallah

    Zakir Rahim

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