INVITES YOU TO REGISTER

FOR

THE MUSLIM YOUTH DEBATE TOURNAMENT (MYDT) at the

ICNA-MAS COVENTION 2023

TEAM & PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

Click to Watch a video to learn about the Parliamentary style of debate and what this tournament is all about.
The tournament will have two categories, one for middle school and another for high school students.
Each team consists of 3 members, one of which must be designated as a team captain. Each member has a role to play and at least 1 member of the team must have some form of debating experience.
Click to review debate Format and Rubrics here.
A maximum of 24 teams will be qualified for the tournement.
Team that has not participated in MYDT in the past should have a coach.

Assalamu alaikum,

It is with great excitement that we announce the 2023 annual Muslim Youth Debate Tournament, sponsored by the MAFIQ Foundation.

The event will be a hybrid national parliamentary-style debate tournament at the 2023 ICNA-MAS convention in Baltimore Convention Center, Maryland. The preliminary rounds will be virual along with seminfinals and finals in-person rounds at the ICNA-MAS Convention.

Virtual four preliminary rounds will take place on Saturday May 20 (two topics will be announced by the second week of April and two rounds will be impromptu). In-person impromptu semi-finals and finals will take place on Sunday, May 28, 2023.

The debate format is parliamentary. Please visit our website for details regarding rules, format, evaluation, etc. here.

Please review the Rules of the Road for virtual debate or you my watch the recording here.

You may review a workshop recording here.

The tournament is open to teams of 3 students from communities, schools, and masaajid nationally and globaly. Preliminary rounds winners will be recognized and awarded irrespective of the semifinals and finals rounds. Only those who are attending ICNA convention will be considered for the semifinals and finals.

For details about parliamentray style, please visit our website.

The deadline for team registration is May 8, 2023!

For more information, please visit our website here. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to contact us at debate@mafiq.org.

School/Center your team is representing?*

Category your team will be competing*

Team Name*

Mention your team name here. Try to be unique in naming your team. You may include the name of the institution that your team is affiliated with, or the school that you go to.

Coach Name

Coach NameState

Coach's email addressCountry

DEBATERS INFORMATION

Please enter correct email and phone information for each debater in the appropriate fields.

1st Debater First Name Last Name Email Phone Number

2nd Debater First Name Last Name Email Phone Number

3rd Debater First Name Last Name Email Phone Number

Any past debating experience? *

PLEASE help us recruit a judge from the community you live in.

Judges are the key to the success of this platform and we strongly recommed that each participating team recruits a Judge from their community who can support their team and help us adjudicating MYDT debates. MYDT judging committee will train the trainers who is willing to join our judging team. Team judge could become a resident expert for the debate team who in turn can coach a team for future MYDT tournament in shaa Allah.

Suggested Judge: First Name Last Name Email Phone Number

Debate WORKSHOP (Tentaive and subject to change)

We plan to schedule hybrid workshop(s) for the registerred teams to introduce the structure and rules of our parliamentary style debate competition.

Saturday, 19 March 2:00 pm - Virtual over Zoom
Saturday, 29 April, 2:00 pm - Al Huda School, College Park, MD
Saturday, 6 May, 2:00 pm - ADAMS Center, Herndon, VA

Please check website for up-to-date information.

Contact Phone Number (For prompt and direct communication between the participant and the organizer, we'll be forming a Signal group to keep the participants posted on the event development and announcement)

Main Phone Number*

Please enter a valid phone number.

Email Validator*

REGISTRATION FEE: Each team is required to pay registration fee for MYDT. Please tell us the state of your registration. Team registration fee is $75. Anyone requesting fee waiver should contact debate@mafiq.org.

Authorizations and Signatures by the a Parent or a Guardian or a Coach (Please ensure that your contact information above are correct and working).

By signing this form, I certify that the information submitted is accurate and truthful, and that I agree to train the team with the best of my abilities and take advantage of the workshops to be scheduled by Mafiq Foundation (virtual workshop will be scheduled time permitting). I will ensure that the team takes part in the event as scheduled and abide by the terms and conditions set by the Mafiq Foundations, inc. I understand that the Debate performed for the competition becomes a Mafiq Foundation property. Mafiq Foundation thereby retains full and exclusive right to publish, market, and use the event related information including video and audio records for promotional purposes.

I agree on behalf of the team to NOT hold The Mafiq Foundation, its affiliates, board members, employees, volunteers, directors, agents, or members liable for negative experiences, issues, problems, mishaps, accidents, or injuries.

Disclaimer: Registration fee is non-refundable and the fee will be regarded as donation in case the team cannot participate.

Authorization Signature (a Parent or a Guardian or a Coach)

Parent/guardian should enter name below. By signing, I certify that the information I submitted is accurate and truthful, and that I agree to the terms and conditions stated within this form. I understand that the essay, poster, and/or multimedia submissions become property of The Mafiq Foundation-- The Mafiq Foundation thereby retains full and exclusive right to publish, market, and sell this material. Clear

Thank you for completing the Youth Debate Tournament Registration Form.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to contact us at debate@mafiq.org or visit our website at http://mafiq.org/mydt/.

Jazakullahu khairan!

MYDT Organizing Team
The Mafiq Foundation
http://mafiq.org