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First Muslim Spelling Bee Competition

CHICAGO-BASED ENTREPRENEUR TAUSIF

Malik and his wife, Asma Rizvi, preceiving a need for platform of competition in which children could encourage from around the world, launched the world’s first Muslim Spelling Bee competition in December 2011.

            TMA Worldwide, the group orgnising the inter-school, interstate, inter-region competition, would also launch other educational competitions such as Muslim Science Bee, Muslim Math Bee, Muslim Geography Bee and Muslim Science Projects, they said.

            The purpose of the program is “to get Muslim children into the mainstream,” says Tausif.

            The competition will be held in each city at a Muslim private school; however, it will be open to students from private schools, public schools, or home schools, for children up to 14 years of age. Tausif and Rizvi expect over 500 children participating from each city, leading to several rounds of judgement before the finalists are selected. The competition as scheduled to begin in March 2012 and conclude in May at Chicago, Los Angeles, Tampa, New York, New Jersey, Phoenix, Houston and Washington. It will be a weekend affair in each city and the finals will be held in Chicago.

            The entry fee will be $50 per student. For more information, go to: Muslimspellingbee.com

(Source: Islamic Horizons Magazine)

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Paragraph 1 : Tausif Malik and his wife launched the world's first Muslim Spelling Bee Competition
Paragraph 2 : TMA Worldwide also launch other educational competitions
Paragraph 3 :  The competition will be held in each city at a Muslim private school

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1. Encourage = Menganjurkan, mendorong

2. Leading = Mengarah

3. Conclude = Berakhir, Menyimpulkan