On March 28th the American University in Dubai awarded the winners of the Mohamed Bin Rashid School for Communication Investigative Journalism and Short Film Competition for grade 12 students nationwide. The competition was held in collaboration with Dubai Press Club, and the Ministry of Education, for the third consecutive year with the top winning student in each category receiving a full scholarship to study at AUD.

Contestants were asked to prepare either an investigative piece of journalism or a short film, with entries allowed in both Arabic and English. The Mohammad Bin Rashid School for Communication offers Journalism and Digital Production and Storytelling Undergraduate Degrees in both Arabic and English.

AUD is extremely proud of the contestants and hopes to see many familiar faces in the upcoming year!

Winners Included:

Arabic Language Press Dialogue Competition:
1. Amal Raif Al- Ghouri, Dubai International School and Hala Najib Al-Hammaimi, Al-Rashid Al Soleh winner of the MBRSC Scholarship
2. Yomna Yassem Moustafa, Al- Tarbiya Al Islamiya RAK
3. Maytha Saeed Al-Dahmami, Al- Asmaa Bint Al Hareth RAK
4. Latifa Abdalla Al-Hassai, Al-Salam School
5. Mohammad Abdallah Rachid Al-Danhani, Hommad Bin Abdallag Al-Shangi
6. Angie Osama Mahmoud, Qater Al-Nada Al-Zafna

English Language Press Dialogue Competition:
1. Hamidah Ibrahim Al-Tamimi, Asmaa Bint Al Nomman
2. Mariam Albastaki, Asmaa Bint Al Nomman

Short Film Competition
1. Mohammad Abdallah Rachid Al-Danhani, Hommad Bin Abdallag Al-Shangi winner of the MBRSC Scholarship
2. Ali Amin, Dubai International School
3. Hind Billhammer, Asma Bint Al-Nomman
4. Rawan Awad, Daba School