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Voices for Africa
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2006
Poetry Contest Winners
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The Islamic Writers
Alliance is proud to announce
the winners of our 2nd
Annual Poetry Contest.
Congratulations to all the
poets who placed,
and thank you to all the poets who participated.
May Allah bless your writing with beauty and
eloquence.
To view the poems, please
click on the poem title.
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First Place:
Muhammad
by Karen English
of Los Angeles, California (USA)
Honorable Mention:
A Poem
by Melissa Heidari of Vancouver,
British Columbia (Canada)
Youth
Category Winners:
(Ages 9-12)
Winner:
Beginning to End
by Mohamed Ali of Surrey, British
Columbia (Canada)
Honorable Mention:
Our Dear Prophet
by Lina Mahmoud of Surrey, British
Columbia (Canada)
Child
Category Winners:
(ages 6-8)
Winner:
I Love Mohammed
by Sabahat Fatima of
Somerset, New Jersey (USA)
Honorable Mention:
Who is He?
by Imani Abdul-Mateen of
Richmond, Virginia (USA)
Many
Thanks to our Judges:
Rukhsana Khan,
author
Samantha Sanchez, poet
Dasham Brookins, MuslimPoet.com
Since 2005, the IWA has
sponsored an annual poetry competition. For a full list of
winners, and to read the winning poems, please visit our
Poetry Contest Winners page.
You will be surprised by the variety of subjects the poems
cover.
Click here
to read even more IWA member-authored works of poetry. |