Mitchell’s Plain youth rose to the challenge of studying a short story from the Quran and presenting it to an audience of parents, grandparents and fellow learners of the Islam.
They participated in a story-telling competition at Al Masjiedur Rawbie hall in Portland on Saturday June 25.
Pupils from Grades 1 to 12 were divided into education phases and were judged accordingly.
Non-profit literacy organisation Read2Lead collaborated with Sheigh Abduragmaan May Institute, Westgate Madrasa, Eat Pray Dream Foundation and Madrasa Al Khayr online to host the contest.
Ruqaya De Wet, from Read2Lead, was the foundation winner; Ebrahiem Karriem from Madrasa Al Khayr Online won the intermediate phase; and Aabidah Wilson from Eat Play Dream Foundation won the senior phase winner.
Na-ilah Kippie, Read2Lead founder and event organiser, said: “All the participants were very confident and showed true leadership skills. They made us proud”.