Rabat- A 12-year-old Moroccan student won first prize in a French spelling competition, despite being blind.
On October 19, the European Coordination Centre 'Autonome Sahara Marocain' (CESAM) in Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, where the father of the brilliant student works, celebrated the talented student’s success. The representatives of the association awarded the student in June.
Anas El Filali, a student at the “Europe-Nations de Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy”, participated in the competition using Braille without making any mistakes, and was awarded the first prize.
Salsabile Oumensour, another Moroccan student, ranked second in the contest, with one and a half errors.
El Filali won the 1st prize in the French spelling competition after he beat more than 5000 students from all over France.
The award was created in 2001 by the 'France-Quebec' Association. Since 2004, the contest of French orthography has represented one of the most important events held annually during the week of the French language and Francophone.