(ATHENS, GA – 3/19/2017) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations congratulated students and organizers of MIST 2017 during remarks at the event’s closing ceremony in Athens. CAIR Georgia, which served as a co-sponsor and debate judge, encouraged students to pursue their passions while upholding their faith.
“Losing you, our youth, is one of the greatest threats facing the American Muslim community,” said CAIR Georgia executive director Edward Ahmed Mitchell. “Whether you have a passion for the arts or medicine or law or science, line up your interests with the values of our faith and pursue both wholeheartedly.”
“The Muslim Interscholastic Tournament of Atlanta (MIST) is a fun, educational, interactive program of competitions and workshops designed to bring Muslim and non-Muslim high school students together from around the nation to develop leadership, communication, and other creative skills in order to develop a strong personal identity.”