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Qatar University honors winners of World Cup 2022 short story contest

Published: 07 Jan 2023 - 06:37 pm | Last Updated: 07 Jan 2023 - 06:39 pm
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Doha: The Department of Arabic Language at the Qatar University's (QU) College of Arts recently organized a ceremony to honor the winners of the short story contest about the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Aisha Othman won the first prize while Zooba Abdelkhaleq emerged second and Muhammad Diaa Abdawi third.

Head of Arabic Language Department Dr. Seetah Al Athba, said that the contest revealed a distinct awareness of the human and moral importance of sport, pointing that dozens of the participating stories came with many ideas laden with an amazing humanitarianism and wrapped in creativity, revealing heart-warming talents among the participating students.

For his part, Chairman of the Communication Committee of the Arabic Language Department Dr. Muhammad Al Rahawi, said that contest explored the creative talents and abilities of students in order to develop and strengthen them through a series of courses held by the Arabic Language Department as an addition to its basic courses.