Charbel Najm excels at Model Arab League competition and advances to national competition

2018 Mar 16

Charbel Najm is a member of the John Carroll University Model Arab League team that recently participated in the Ohio Valley Model Arab League (OVMAL) competition. The regional event, held in Portsmouth, Ohio, challenges students to argue the positions and foreign policy objectives of Arab countries. Students learn about the politics and history of the Arab world, and the arts of diplomacy and public speech.

John Carroll team members represented the country of Kuwait; they joined 15 other universities in a simulation of the League of Arab States. Every member of the John Carroll delegation won an award at the conference. The JCU team also won the "Best Delegation Award," which is the regional program's highest honor.

As a result of their success, the John Carroll team will travel to Georgetown University in April to participate in the National University Model Arab League (NUMAL).