Student Remy Wehbe of the University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon (USAL) took first place in the “Lebanon of Our Dreams” competition for the Arabic short story at university level.
Student Adam Mudallaj of Al-Kawthar Secondary School also took first place in English at school level.
The prizes were presented at a ceremony attended by a representative of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, representatives of universities and secondary schools, the organizers, the participating students and those interested in the cultural and educational field, at the National Library in Sanayeh. 630 stories submitted by students competed.
This competition had been launched on the initiative of the AUF in the Middle East and BEMO Bank, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and with the support of the Assabil Association, Antoine Library and the newspaper L'ORIENT LE JOUR, at a press conference at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education on the seventh of last December.
This initiative is one of many activities the AUF organizes on the occasion of Francophonie Month. The organizers aim to give Lebanese young people hope of a brighter future and the chance to dream of a more beautiful Lebanon in keeping with their aspirations, and to open the way for young people to show their capacities and their values.
The winners' texts will be published on the organizers' websites and in the local media. The best 100 texts from the competition will be published by Antoine Library in a story collection in both print and digital editions.
