The Africa Federation Youth Network (AYN) launched the poetry competition on 28th October 2014 which was kindly sponsored by Al Haj Murtaza Kanani of Nairobi and Spiritual Journeys. The winner of the competition would be awarded a free Ziyarat Trip by Spiritual Journeys. Also the top 5 Poets would be aired on Safeer TV and IBN TV.
The deadline for submission of the same was extended to Thursday 1st January 2015 due to public request whereby entries were closed.
The Judging of the competition was done by Sheikh Nuru Muhammed – Resident Aalim of Nairobi Jamaat, with the help of another Judge for the French and Urdu entries. The panel took 2 weeks to finalize the selection, and the judges had a judicious task using the following criteria.
Judging Criteria:
- Accuracy of the poem
- Voice & Articulation
- Evidence of Understanding the poem
- Usage of saying ‘Every Day is Ashura and Every Land is Kerbala’
- Message derived from the poem
The judging panel communicated to the Africa Youth Network team their selections. We are pleased to report that we had received a total number of 31 entries with remarkable performance and recitation.
Africa Federation Youth Network (AYN) is pleased to announce the following participants with their ranking.
We wish to extend our appreciation to all the Jamaats whose members participated in the above competition, and for the concerted efforts of the AYN Representatives in the Jamaats in availing such a successful competition, we request for the continued support in future to ensure the growth of our youth in various constituent Jamaats.
Sister Zainab Z. Alimohammed, the winner will be contacted by the AYN secretariat and will be put in touch with Spiritual Journey Representatives in order to avail the Ziyarat Trip ticket.
We wish to convey our thanks to Alhaj Murtaza Kanani and the management of the Spiritual Journeys for their kind support and in availing the prize for the winner.
Our thanks also goes to the Judges and all participants for their wonderful efforts and for taking part in the above competition.
Aliraza Sumar
Hon. Secretary – AYN