Crystal Muslim Organization (CMO) Annual Essay Competition is Accepting Entries Now!
The aim of our Annual Essay Competition is to encourage Muslim Youths to learn more about Islam. We work to encourage youths to get familiar with Islamic publications and imbibe the culture of research and reading. We also encourage the participation of non-Muslims to help them understand the Islamic way of life as we believe that through proper knowledge and understanding of our religions, we can create a peaceful coexistence between us. The Essay Competition has been taking place every year since 2006. Alhamdulillah, year 2020 will make it 14 years of CMO Annual Youth Essay Competition.
Benefits
Cash Prizes to be Won
Requirements
CATEGORY A (PRIMARY SCHOOL)
- TOPIC: Using Technology to Improve my Deen SING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE MY DEEN
- WORD COUNT:- 250 Min-300 Max
CATEGORY B (JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL)
- TOPIC: Artifical Intelligence and the Muslim Youth (Exploring Opportunities& Challanges)Â
- WORD COUNT:- 500 Min-700 Max
CATEGORY C (SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL)
- TOPIC:- Islamic values in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceÂ
- WORD COUNT:- 800 Min-1000 Max
CATEGORY D (TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS/NYSC CORPS MEMBERS)
- TOPIC: Intergrating AI into Islamic Studies: Opportunities& ChallengesÂ
- WORD COUNT: 1300 Min-1500 Max
Selection Process
Essay Competition Guidelines
- This essay competition is an International Competition open to all.
- Participation is CMO does not charge you to participate in the competition.
- Every essay must include a contact address, phone number and email address of the writer.
- Each participant must Create an Account by Clicking the REGISTER button
- For SCHOOLS, a single account is enough.
- If you have an account, choose the login option instead and login to your account.
- After Registration, Participants need to login to the account they created using email/username and Password created during Account Registration.
- After login, from the menu Click on SUBMIT ESSAY and you will be redirected to where you will fill the essay submission form.
- There are two options SCHOOL and INDIVIDUAL. For Schools Submitting for their Pupils, choose the SCHOOL option while for INDIVIDUALSÂ submitting for themselves, choose the INDIVIDUAL option and fill the form accordingly.
- There are 4 Categories to choose from (Category A-C only).
- Each participant for Category D must submit a Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- Categories A-C entries with incomplete Bio Data forms or Category D without resume will be disqualified.
- Essays must be submitted in MS Word and PDF format.
- Entries for submission should be saved using this format: First Name, Email Address and Phone Number.
- Essay must be the work of the participant. Plagiarism will result in instant disqualification of participant.
- The three best essays in each category will be eligible for prizes subject to terms and c
- The overall winner of each category will be invited to present his/her essay at the Essay Prize Presentation and Seminar Day.
- The Prize Presentation and Seminar Day is a free event open to all. All you are required to do is pre-register to attend
- Submission of essays and submission portal.
- There will be no extension of deadline date. Late submission will result in disqualification of participant.
- You are advised to try and submit your essay before the deadline date to avoid issues of overcrowded network.
- This competition is not open to Islamic scholars, PHD Holders and Lecturers.
To ensure that all participants are scored fairly, CMO has devised a unique process of scoring each essay eliminating marker bias.
The word counts for the categories are:
- Category A: (300 words maximum)
- Category B: (500 – 700 words)
- Category C: (800 – 1000 words)
- Category D: (1,300 – 1,500 words)
The marking criteria are:
- Adherence to recommended size of essay (10)
- Introduction (5)
- Grammar/Word usage (10)
- Content (20)
- Spelling (15)
- Relevance to the topic (10)
- Reference from the Qur’an & Sunnah (20)
- Neatness (5)
- Conclusion (5)
Method of Application
Click Here to Apply
For More Information,
Application Deadline: March 30, 2026.
