Eid ul Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadhan and brings with it joy, compassion and celebrations for Muslims all over the world. The Africa Federation intends to celebrate this joyous and blessed occasion with the young people of our community through the Eid Competition.
Themes:
The Eid Competition this year aims to highlight three themes that are currently essential not only for the Muslim Ummah but for the world at large. These themes are:
- Living a Healthy Lifestyle – following Islamic teachings, and the Holy Qur’an.
- Message of Unity & Peace (both within the community and globally)
- Protecting & Conserving the Environment.
For each of the categories below, participants should select one of the themes and highlight aspects related to it – Why is that theme important? How can it be achieved and maintained? What can we do as Muslims to promote the selected theme? Symbols & images that remind us of the themes etc.
Submissions must clearly mention or highlight the selected theme.
Category A – Eid Card Competition:
Age Group 7 – 12 years
- Participants are required to create an Eid greeting card and select one of the above mentioned themes to highlight in their card.
- The cards can either be hand-made or digitally created (both will be judged separately).
- Only one entry allowed per candidate.
- Participants can participate as a group however only one prize will be awarded.
- Participants are encouraged to use Islamic references and ayahs of the Holy Qur’an in their cards for a stronger message.
Category B – Eid Video Competition:
Age Group – 13 – 18 years
- Participants are required to record a 1 – 1 ½ minutes (max) video of their Eid message and select one of the above mentioned themes to highlight in their video.
- Only one entry allowed per candidate.
- Participants can participate as a group however one prize will be awarded.
- Participants are encouraged to use Islamic references and ayahs of the Holy Qur’an in their presentations embodying sublime messages.
- Participants are urged to be creative while making the videos, to make their presentations more stimulating. Some ideas include: the background location can be significant to the theme while the participant records the video; the video can have a montage of photos in the background while the participant speaks etc.
General Rules:
- This competition is only for participants from the constituent member Jamaats (from Mainland and Indian Ocean Islands) of the Africa Federation.
- Selected entries will be shared on Africa Federation social media channels.
- Videos should be produced keeping in mind our religious ethics and conduct, i.e. Hijab should be properly maintained.
- Parents and elders are encouraged to support these activities but also allow independence of the participants to express their own creativity and effort.
- Submissions will be judged on creativity, relevance and clarity of the message.
- The judges will be a panel selected by the Africa Federation.
- All submissions must be sent to the Africa Federation Secretariat either directly or through the respective Jamaats by 29th May 2019 (23rd Ramadhan 1440 AH).
- The videos can be either directly sent or relevant links shared through the e-mail address: secretariat@africafederation.org
- The results will be announced a day before Eid or on Eid Day.
Prizes:
Category A – Separately for the hand-made & digitally created cards
1st Prize – Tablet
2nd Prize – Kindle
3rd Prize – 100$
Category B
1st Prize – Laptop
2nd Prize – Tablet
3rd Prize – Kindle
