The Arabic Language Department at Qatar University’s (QU) College of Arts and Sciences, in collaboration with the Culture and Arts Chapter in the QU Alumni Association honoured winners of its Short Story Competition, held under the theme ‘Towards a Green Environment Full of Life.’ The competition was held in connection with the ongoing Expo 2023 Doha. Among the female students, the first place was won by Razan Ahmed al-Sheikh for her story ‘The Ditch’, second place was won by Jana Ahmed Zaghul for her story ‘The Luminous Butterflies’, and in third place, Aisha Othman won for her story ‘The Idelweis Flower’. Among the male students, the first place was won by Ahmed Ata al-Badeerat for his story ‘Two-Legged Beasts’, the second place was won by Mohamed Aziz Sharbeeb for his story ‘On the Threshold of the Abyss’, and the third place was won by Adel Abdel-Hameed for his story ‘Lina and Her Village.’