MIST 2024 Winners 

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Overall Team

1. ILM Academy (Roswell, GA)

2. Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA)

3. Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA)

Overall Individual

1. Hala Majd (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

2. Daniya Ghazanfar (Alpharetta High School (Alpharetta, GA))

3. Ameera Qureshi (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA))

CATEGORY I: KNOWLEDGE & QURAN

Knowledge Test 1

1. Ruqayya Siddiqui (Paul Duke STEM High School (Norcross, GA))

2. Azam Shahbaz (Alpharetta High School (Alpharetta, GA))

3. Sameer Adeel (Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, GA))

4. Hajira Khizer (Wheeler High School (Marietta, GA))

5. Hafsa Khizer (Wheeler High School (Marietta, GA))

Knowledge Test 2

1. Maimouna Samb (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

2. Manha Mohammad (Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA))

3. Abdul-Rafay Ahmed (West Forsyth High School (Cumming, GA))

4. Asim Yoonas (Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, GA))

5. Sophia Brookswolf (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

Knowledge Test 3

1. Inaaya Muhammad (Alliance Academy for Innovation (Cumming, GA))

2. Wisal Ibrahim (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

3. Ayana Ishaque (Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, GA))

4. Diyora Eshova (GSMST (Lawrenceville, GA))

5. Halimah Johnson (Kennesaw Mountain High School (Kennesaw, GA))

Knowledge Test 4

1. Amal Endris (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

2. Aleena Noor (Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA))

3. Syed Sultan (W. D. Mohammed High School (Atlanta, GA))

Quran Memorization 1- Brothers

1. Mohammed Naser (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

2. Kareem Ahmad (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

3. Sammy Churbaji (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

4. Ismaeel Syed (Paul Duke STEM High School (Norcross, GA))

5. Zakaria Ahmad (Panama City Advanced School (Panama City, FL))

Quran Memorization 1 - Sisters

1. Zineera Malik (Dar Un Noor Academy (Atlanta, GA))

2. Nada Ebrahim (Panama City Advanced School (Panama City, FL))

3. Safaa Bourqqadi (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA))

4. Hadya Khpulwak (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

5. Safiyyah Akanmu (Paul Duke STEM High School (Norcross, GA))

Quran Memorization 2- Brothers

1. Usman Ali (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA))

2. Noore Tasnim (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

3. Hammad Sajid (Dar Un Noor Academy (Atlanta, GA))

4. Tayyab Rajgoli (McClure Health Science High School (Duluth, GA))

5. Safiullah Mohammed (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

Quran Memorization 2 - Sisters

1. Ameera Qureshi (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA))

2. Noor Ahmed (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA))

3. Fatimah Muhammad (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

Quran Memorization 3- Brothers

1. Mohammed Hariz Mansuri (Kennesaw Mountain High School (Kennesaw, GA))

2. Ahsan Zulfiqar (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA))

3. Akbar Shah Naina Maraikar (Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA))

4. Ateeb Arif (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

5. Ahmed Sherif (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

Quran Memorization 3 - Sisters

1. Maryam Kodvavi (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA))

2. Zara Qureshi (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA))

3. Daniya Ghazanfar (Alpharetta High School (Alpharetta, GA))

4. Eiliyah Denir (Paul Duke STEM High School (Norcross, GA))

5. Afeefa Anwer (McClure Health Science High School (Duluth, GA))

Quran Recitation - Brothers

1. Anas Elmasry (Lakeside High School (Evans, GA))

2. Saad Fatmi (Sprayberry High School (Marietta , GA))

3. Waleed Nagaria (Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, GA))

4. Mohammed Raqeeb (Dar Un Noor Academy (Atlanta, GA))

5. Hussain Fahad (Berkmar High School (Lilburn, GA))

Quran Recitation - Sisters

1. Hala Majd (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

2. Nada Almobarak (Panama City Advanced School (Panama City, FL))

3. Amina Abubaker (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

4. Aya Jilalu (Paul Duke STEM High School (Norcross, GA))

5. Mariam Darb (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

CATEGORY II: ARTS

Digital Art

1. Muhamed Shallouf (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

2. Huzaifa Cheema (Lakeside High School (Evans, GA))

3. Ameen Sayeed (Walton High School (Marietta, GA))

4. Zeyad Barghouthi (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

5. Hamza Mahmud (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

Culinary Arts (Does not qualify for MIST Nationals)

1. Daniya Ghazanfar (Alpharetta High School (Alpharetta, GA))

2. Zaara Khan (Dar Un Noor Academy (Atlanta, GA))

3. Hiba Mirza (Sprayberry High School (Marietta , GA))

2D Art

1. Ameera Qureshi (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA))

2. Hammad Sajid (Dar Un Noor Academy (Atlanta, GA))

3. Haya Fatmi (Wheeler High School (Marietta, GA))

4. Umaima Piperdy (Wheeler High School (Marietta, GA))

5. Nergis Ahmadov (Alpharetta High School (Alpharetta, GA))

3D Art

1. Zaara Chowdhury (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

2. Layal Samad (Chattahoochee High School (Johns Creek, GA))

3. Salma Mafuta (Collins Hill High School (Suwanee, GA))

4. Ayaan Ahmad (Brookwood High School (Snellville, GA))

5. Hidaya Gafurova (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

Photography

1. Ali Shehzad (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

2. Idris Johnson (Evans High School (Evans, GA))

3. Wisal Ibrahim (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

4. Wania Khan (Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, GA))

5. Mouhamadou Mbodj (W. D. Mohammed High School (Atlanta, GA)

Fashion Design

1. Leena Rizvi (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

2. Neva Cekmece (Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA))

3. Syeda Ayub (Dar Un Noor Academy (Atlanta, GA))

4. Sameer Adeel (Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, GA))

5. Mariam Darb (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

CATEGORY III: WRITING & ORATORY

Extemporaneous Essay

1. Khadija Ayub (GSMST (Lawrenceville, GA))

2. Amal Endris (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

3. Isabella Edrish (Kennesaw Mountain High School (Kennesaw, GA))

4. Diyora Eshova (GSMST (Lawrenceville, GA))

5. Sophia Brookswolf (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

Extemporaneous Speaking

1. Sohaib Samad (GSMST (Lawrenceville, GA))

2. Jennah Elhaj (Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, GA))

3. Hala Majd (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

4. Ameen Sayeed (Walton High School (Marietta, GA))

5. Mohammed Raqeeb (Dar Un Noor Academy (Atlanta, GA))

Original Oratory

1. Shaheer Ul-Islam (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

2. Fikry Fahmy (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

3. Arshan R (Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, GA))

4. Nada Ebrahim (Panama City Advanced School (Panama City, FL))

5. Serah Alamer (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

Poetry

1. Umaima Piperdy (Wheeler High School (Marietta, GA))

2. Imaan Lasker (Lambert High School (Suwanee, GA))

3. Aayan Mukul (GSMST (Lawrenceville, GA))

4. Daniya Ghazanfar (Alpharetta High School (Alpharetta, GA))

5. Ameer Perkins (Dar Un Noor Academy (Atlanta, GA))

Prepared Essay

1. Maya Omar (Central Gwinnett High School (Lawrenceville, GA))

2. Ameera Qureshi (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA))

3. Mariam Darb (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

4. Ahmed Sherif (ILM Academy (Roswell, GA))

5. Ramin Sarkar (GSMST (Lawrenceville, GA))

Short Fiction

1. Wisal Ibrahim (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

2. Hashim Siddeeq (W. D. Mohammed High School (Atlanta, GA))

3. Sameer Adeel (Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, GA))

4. Safiyyah Muhammad (Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA))

5. Assata Jihad (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

Spoken Word

1. Nurah Ahmad (W. D. Mohammed High School (Atlanta, GA))

2. Jana Majd (Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA))

3. Khadijah Tahir (MYA - Muslim Youth of Atlanta Homeschool)

4. Huzaifa Cheema (Lakeside High School (Evans, GA))

5. Arya Iqbal (Parkview High School (Lilburn, GA))

CATEGORY IV: BRACKETS

Debate

1. ILM Academy (Roswell, GA)

2. Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA)

3. Brookwood High School (Snellville, GA)

4. Osborne High School (Marietta, GA)

Math Olympics

1. Omer Inan (Walton High School (Marietta, GA))

2. Sara Jaweed (Cambridge High School (Milton, GA))

3. Aayan Mukul (GSMST (Lawrenceville, GA))

4. Rahaf Vaid (Walton High School (Marietta, GA))

5. Zaviyar Hashmi (Alpharetta High School (Alpharetta, GA))

MIST Quiz Bowl

1. Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA)

2. Paul Duke STEM High School (Norcross, GA)

3. Kennesaw Mountain High School (Kennesaw, GA)

4. Lakeside High School (Evans, GA)

5. Lambert High School (Suwanee, GA)

Improv - Brothers

1. W. D. Mohammed High School (Atlanta, GA)

2. Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA)

3. ILM Academy (Roswell, GA)

4. Hillgrove High School (Powder Springs, GA)

5. Collins Hill High School (Suwanee , GA)

Improv - Sisters

1. Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA)

2. Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA)

3. Brookwood High School (Snellville, GA)

4. ILM Academy (Roswell, GA)

5. W. D. Mohammed High School (Atlanta, GA)

CATEGORY V: GROUP PROJECTS

Business Venture

1. Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, GA)

2. Midtown High School (Atlanta, GA)

3. Alpharetta High School (Alpharetta, GA)

4. Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA)

5. Dar Un Noor Academy (Atlanta, GA)

Humanitarian Service

1. Kennesaw Mountain High School (Kennesaw, GA)

2. ILM Academy (Roswell, GA)

3. Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA)

4. Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA)

5. Panama City Advanced School (Panama City, FL)

Brother’s Nasheed

1. WCIC HOMESCHOOL

2. Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA)

3. Save Institute

4. Brookwood High School (Snellville, GA)

Sister’s Nasheed

1. W. D. Mohammed High School (Atlanta, GA)

2. MYA - Muslim Youth of Atlanta Homeschool

3. Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA)

4. Northside High School (Warner Robins, GA)

5. ILM Academy (Roswell, GA)

Science Fair

1. Paul Duke STEM High School (Norcross, GA)

2. Wheeler High School (Marietta, GA)

3. Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA)

4. GSMST (Lawrenceville, GA)

5. Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA)

Short Film

1. Al Falah Academy (Lilburn, GA)

2. Parkview High School (Lilburn, GA)

3. Walton High School (Marietta, GA)

4. GSMST (Lawrenceville, GA)

5. ILM Academy (Roswell, GA)

Social Media

1. ILM Academy (Roswell, GA)

2. Parkview High School (Lilburn, GA)

3. Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA)

4. Panama City Advanced School (Panama City, FL)

5. Grayson High School (Loganville, GA)

Mobile Apps (Does not qualify for MIST Nationals)

1. Peachtree Ridge high School

2. West Forsyth High School

3. Lambert High School

CATEGORY VI: SPORTS

Brother’s Basketball

1. W. D. Mohammed High School

2. Grayson High School

3. Al Falah Academy

4. COALITION: Parkview High School x Brookwood High School

5. COALITION: Burke County High School x Evans High School x Greenbrier High School x Lakeside High School

Sister’s Basketball

1. COALITION: Innovation Academy x Northview High School x Lambert High School x Alliance Academy for Innovation

2. Al Falah Academy

3. Alpharetta High School

4. W. D. Mohammed High School

5. Peachtree Ridge High School

Brother’s Soccer (Does not qualify for MIST Nationals)

1. Grayson High School

2. COALITION: Lakeside x Greenbrier x Archer High School

3. Brookwood High School

Sister’s Soccer (Does not qualify for MIST Nationals)

1. Grayson High School

2. Brookwood High School

3. COALITION: Hillgrove High School X Kennesaw Mountain High SchooL X Dar Un Noor Academy X Greenbrier High School X Lakeside High School X Augusta Preparatory Day School X Kell High School

CATEGORY VII: eSPORTS

Super Smash Bros (Does not qualify for MIST Nationals)

1. Hamza Mahmud (ILM Academy)

2. Ahmed Shabbir (Woodward Academy)

3. Hashim Saymeh (Houston County High School)

FIFA (Does not qualify for MIST Nationals)

1. Mohamed Ahmed (Greenbrier High School

2. Adam Bharde (Innovation Academy)

3. Hasan Holmes (Burke County High School)