Law faculty students of Dar Al-Hekma University achieved first place in the seventh annual Middleast Pre-Moot held in Kuwait recently. The Moot provides a platform where regional arbitration practitioners, lawyers and judges can network, share experience, while supporting and helping students gain practical arbitration experience in a supportive and academic environment. Dar Al-Hekma University has always been an environment to empower and develop young females and to support them in becoming productive members of society which is aligned with the 2030 Vision initiated by Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense. One of the tools in developing skills is entering essential competitions, as such Dar Al-Hekma pre-moot team began preparing for the competition since the beginning of the fall semester because they were aware of the tough competitors. "Participating for the fifth time and winning once again in such a pre-eminent moot competition reflects positively on Dar Al-Hekma University students and the university as a whole. Clearly we must be doing something right which allows us to win repeatedly in competitions and demonstrates the caliber of our future graduates," commented Dr. Suhair H. Al Qurashi, president of Dar Al-Hekma University. It was the fifth time Dar Al-Hekma University's law team participated in the Pre-Moot Middle East round. Dar Al-Hekma's team included: Duaa Amer, Nouf Bannan, Tala Bukhari, Ayah Hashim, Lina Samaha, Wid Massoud, Rahaf Zaini with their coaches Lina Bugshan and Lamia Al-Otaibi both 2016 Law graduates and previous participants and winners. The team competed against 16 other teams, including Iran, Iraq, UAE, Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Bahrain. The Saudi Arabian team (Dar Al-Hekma University) won two awards; Best Claimant Oralist (Wid Massoud) and Championship Team Winner (1st place).
