Mafiq Foundation Presents:
Annual Essay Panel Competition
EPC 2022 Tentatively Scheduled at Diyanet Center of America, Lanham, MD on Saturday January 15, 2022
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
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A Message from Past Participants
May this announcement find you good in health and strong in Imaan.
The time for this year’s Essay Panel Competition has arrived!
The deadline for Essay, Poster, and Multimedia submissions is January 7, 2022!
EPC 2022 Topics:
EPC-2021-Schedule-Draft-01162021 (Tentative) for the day of the competition.
This year’s theme is “Islam and Mental Health: Keeping a Sound Mind and Sound Faith”.
Elementary School Topic:
How do the problems you face affect your mind and what can you do to stay positive while facing these problems?
- Level 1 (^Grades 1 & 2): Write a letter to someone describing a time when you had a problem, how it made you feel, and how you handled it. .
- Level 2 (Grades 3 & 4): How do the problems you face affect your mind and what can you do to stay positive while facing these problems? How did the Prophet of Islam (sas) teach you to stay positive while in a situation like this?
Middle School Topic:
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Level 3 ( Grades 5 & 6); Level 4 (Grades 7 & 8)
The pre-teen years can be difficult as your mind and body are undergoing major changes and with all of the constant peer pressure around you. How does Islam teach you to keep a sound mind with all of the stressors you face on a daily basis? Outline a few methods you can use to maintain good mental health in your daily life.
High School Topic:
- Level 5 ( Grades 9 & 10); Level 6 (Grades 11 +): There are many challenges in the teen and adolescent years that high schoolers face daily. As a Muslim, how can you navigate all these challenges while staying positive and mentally healthy? Discuss what adults in your life and your community can do to help young people handle stress.
^Grades refer to students full-time school grades. Please do not submit essays in levels based on Students Sunday School grades.
Register for EPC 2022 here.
As we do every year, we have scheduled multiple Workshops to assist our esteemed competitors in producing the best possible entries. We will keep you updated on our progress.
