Rulebook
The Official MIST Competitions Rulebook for 2023 is here!
| mist_rulebook_2023.pdf |
Updates:
*Note* Not all competitions are offered this year! Please read the rulebook as some competition rules have changed!
*Note* Not all competitions are offered this year! Please read the rulebook as some competition rules have changed!
Pilot Competitions Rulebook:
*Note* Pilot Competitions are only held at a Regional level. They do NOT go on to Nationals
*Note* Pilot Competitions are only held at a Regional level. They do NOT go on to Nationals
| pilot_competitions.docx |
Additional Materials
DEBATE TOPICS:
MIST BOWL:
KNOWLEDGE TEST:
- The public school curriculum should be condensed so that students graduate high-school significantly earlier
- Social media has caused more harm than good
- The Filibuster should be reformed rather than abolished
- Debate is an effective means of reaching the best conclusion
- The police should be replaced by a collection of unarmed community support organizations
MIST BOWL:
- MIST Bowl - Topic 1: The World, Change and the Fight against the Climate Crisis
- MIST Bowl - Topic 2: Struggles and Challenges of the Women in Islam
- MIST Bowl - Topic 3: Native and Indigenous Stories - Reclaiming the Narrative
- MIST Bowl - Topic 4: The Muslim Mind and Mental Health
- MIST Bowl - Topic 5: Malcolm X and his Legacy
- MIST Bowl - Topic 6: Current Events
KNOWLEDGE TEST:
- Test 1: The Glass Universe, by Dava Sobel
- Test 2: How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality and the fight for the Neighbourhood, by P.E Moskowitz
- Test 3: When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World, by Hugh Kennedy
