AUK Arabic Debate Club Participates in Kuwait University’s Annual Competition

The American University of Kuwait (AUK) Arabic Debate Club participated in an annual competition organized by Kuwait University in parallel with an external competition which was organized in Qatar. AUK was among 10 universities and colleges which have participated in the debate championship. The University’s debate team had the following students representing AUK: Mohammed Saad (president of the AUK debate club), Hussain Dashti, Sara Edris (member), Dana Buresli (member), Abdullah AL Shammari (member), Abdulrahman Kandari (member), Mohammad AL Khashti (member), and Ahmad Al Shawaf (member).
 
The competition took place online and the AUK team managed to compete in the semi-finals. The team’s faculty advisor, Dr. Abdulrahman Farhan, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, commended the students’ efforts in the competition, stating, “I am so proud of the achievements of the AUK Debate Club. This team has shown an amazing job as they had made it to the finale in a very short time since Kuwait University’s announcement of the competition.”