More Muslim Manga: End the Occupation

A new Muslim Manga competition has been announced at Deviant Art.

In part, the guidelines state:

You need to make a manga about the situation in Palestine. You can make a manga about the tragedies the Palestinians go through or a manga about a group of people fighting back the occupiers. The story can be fiction, or non fiction.

Deadline: December 30, 2010

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Muslim Manga Contest

Do you like manga? Are you a talented artist? If so, you might enjoy participating in this Muslim Manga contest. The idea of this contest is to take an existing anime and incorporate Muslim characters/themes into it.  

Basic instructions are as follows:

Your Manga (comic) will have to be a side story to an anime (any anime you want, as long as it is appropriate). What that means is you make your own story and have the anime's Characters in it. The thing is you have to make it Islamic. I have a couple examples that you can use if you want to, but it should give you an idea of what the contest is about. One, you can make a story where the characters are all Muslim and you show their day to day life in an Islamic environment with Islamic attitude and behaviors. Two, you can make a story, where one character has become Muslim and he is telling the other characters of the anime about Islam and how great and peaceful it is, and ultimately at the end of the story, those characters the Muslim character is talking to will become Muslim too.

Those are two examples to get you started, but you can do your own story, but ultimately, there has to be at least one or two characters who have become Muslim in the story. So be creative! Also, please only use one series. Do not combine characters from multiple animes into one story.

Keep reading for more information.

Deadline: November 30, 2010

Deadline Extended!

Back in May, I mentioned that the deadline for the The Islamic Foundation Writing Contest would soon be drawing to a close. I just checked the website again, however, and found that the deadline has been extended to December 31, 2009! This is great news for people interested in entering this exciting competition, which has a little something for everyone, even illustrators.

Another good thing about the competition is that it is open to people of all ages, children and teenagers included.

Star Writers

If you're looking for something to do with the kids this summer, it seems like this would make a great family project. You might even start by introducing them to Star Writers, by Sister Amatullah Al-Marwani. Star Writers is a wonderful workbook for Muslim children that introduces them to the world of writing creative stories with Islamic themes. Although it is for children, I, too, am benefiting from the book and learning how to write more creatively.

In any case, check out the guidelines for the The Islamic Foundation Writing Contest.