Northwestern University in Qatar has recognized 10 student projects in research, journalism, and media at its 2023 Media and Research Awards, an annual celebration of outstanding works and scholarly excellence.
Every year, students from across majors submit academic and creative projects produced both in and outside of the classroom to celebrate their exceptional work with the community. Projects submitted are presented to the wider Northwestern Qatar community and evaluated by a panel of judges ahead of the awards ceremony, where the winning project from each category is announced.
This year’s edition featured over 140 submissions—a record high—across ten main categories, including creative writing, documentary, moving images, journalistic writing, narrative fiction, research, and more. Projects submitted ranged from a report on Qatari youth’s Arabic fluency, a journalistic piece on racism and technology, a documentary on the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan, and projects tackling other pressing social, cultural, and political issues.
Every year, students from across majors submit academic and creative projects produced both in and outside of the classroom to celebrate their exceptional work with the community. Projects submitted are presented to the wider Northwestern Qatar community and evaluated by a panel of judges ahead of the awards ceremony, where the winning project from each category is announced.
This year’s edition featured over 140 submissions—a record high—across ten main categories, including creative writing, documentary, moving images, journalistic writing, narrative fiction, research, and more. Projects submitted ranged from a report on Qatari youth’s Arabic fluency, a journalistic piece on racism and technology, a documentary on the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan, and projects tackling other pressing social, cultural, and political issues.
Shortlisted projects were evaluated by a panel of judges and industry experts from Aljazeera, Katara Studios, Qatar Media City, Ogilvy, and several other local and international media organizations, who then joined the students and the wider community for an open networking session to discuss their projects and ways to support their work both academically and professionally.
Highlighting the variety of topics and issues tackled by the projects submitted, Northwestern Qatar Dean and CEO Marwan M. Kraidy said that the work the students have done “means more than the awards and recognition they may receive. It is also a signal–a signal to the world–of the immense talent, imagination, intelligence, and excellence that is present here—in our students at Northwestern Qatar.”
The 2023 Media and Research Awards is one of many platforms enabling Northwestern Qatar students to showcase their creativity and scholarship. Last week, the inaugural group of the Global Undergraduate Fellows at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Global South also presented their research projects and findings in a community event celebrating their work.
Highlighting the variety of topics and issues tackled by the projects submitted, Northwestern Qatar Dean and CEO Marwan M. Kraidy said that the work the students have done “means more than the awards and recognition they may receive. It is also a signal–a signal to the world–of the immense talent, imagination, intelligence, and excellence that is present here—in our students at Northwestern Qatar.”
The 2023 Media and Research Awards is one of many platforms enabling Northwestern Qatar students to showcase their creativity and scholarship. Last week, the inaugural group of the Global Undergraduate Fellows at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Global South also presented their research projects and findings in a community event celebrating their work.
List of 2023 Media and Research Awards winners:
Creative Writing
Documentary
Funded Moving Image
Published News
Journalistic Writing
Narrative Fiction
News
Research And Analysis: Humanities
Research And Analysis: Social Sciences
Strategic Communication
Creative Writing
- Cocoon: A Musical by Xingyu Qin
Documentary
- Partlence by Abdulla Imran
Funded Moving Image
- Maa Ki Beti (Mother’s Daughter) by Khadija Ahmad, Mo’men Ghanim
Published News
- In Search of Harmony by Noora Al-Thani and Tianyi Geng
Journalistic Writing
- Watch Your Language: The Loss of Arabic in Qatar’s Youth by Sara Hussain
Narrative Fiction
- Six Equals Nine by Majd Heikel, Yara Mahrous, Mila Zhanat, and Andre Visperas
News
- Black People Keep Fading into Their Zoom Backgrounds, Here’s Why by Noura Al Shantti, William Lugoloobi
Research And Analysis: Humanities
- Crossing Barriers Between Modes of Art by Neeha Rashid
Research And Analysis: Social Sciences
- Revolutionary Music in Lebanon and Egypt by Sara Bou Hamdan and Bouthaina El Kheshn
Strategic Communication
- Time to Oat Campaign by Areesha Khan Lodhi, Laiba Mubashar, Mishaal Shirazi, Sudesh Baniya, and Muhammad Wasay Mir
