Congratulations Sr. Bint AbdelHamid who won the Reader’s Poll for Best Ramadan Story, beating the 2nd place (two stories tied: Of Love & Parents and Cancer in Ramadan) by 5
This week, MM has been dominated by the announcement of the winners of the Ramadan Short Story Contest ’08, as voted for by the staff and shayookh. But now, it is time to express YOUR opinion about who you think should have clinched first prize, by taking part in our first ever readers poll. And the winner will get an additional $100!!
Now, the final of the winning 6 stories (don’t worry, we’ll be putting up some of the others in the future, insha’Allah)… Congratulations to sister Shirien Elamawy (of EgyptianGumbo.com), for her submission.
*Duff roll*
Without further ado, I present to you… the one… the only… GRAND PRIZE WINNER of MuslimMatter’s Short Story Contest ’08: Sister Azra Tashfeen of Qabeelat Hayl, Columbus, Ohio!
AlHamdulillaah, the brothers finally got their representation in the contest :)
Congratulations to brother Khaled elMassri of Australia for sharing with us his experience of “Cancer in Ramadhaan” – may Allah grant you the best of health and keep you in that state, ameen.
Finally, we get to the top 3! Ladies and gents, we introduce to you our THIRD PLACE WINNER! A round of applause and “masha’Allah”s for sister Amira Kiran Khan, for her prize-winning story: “Whomsoever Allah Guides, None Can Misguide.”
The suspense for finding out who won this competiton continues! Here’s our 2nd runner-up story. As the second runner-up, sr. Bint AbdelHamid of Qabeelat Ittihad will be recieving one free adult’s registration to this year’s Texas Da’wah Convention! Congraulations! Here’s the story.
Our first runner-up (consolation prize) goes to sister Sadia Virk of Banu Asad (Montreal, Quebec) for her story: Of Love, Parents, and Ramadhaan. Congratulations, sister Sadia, and jazaakiAllahu khairan for your submission!
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Here’s a short ‘Quran quiz’ involving simple facts that anyone can look up. The FIRST THREE people to e-mail us the correct response will get Dar-us-Salam gift certificates
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