Rabat, March 25 -- As the only delegate from Morocco, 22-year-old Noureddine El Bakali competed against some of the most experienced debaters in the world at the six-day Harvard World Model United Nations (MUN) in Madrid March 17-22.

During the conference, El Bakali was part of a field of 2,000 delegates from over 110 countries. "It was a pleasure to be there and represent Morocco in such [an] important event, I'm doing what I love and I would like to help my country to develop itself in the future," said El Bakali.

El Bakali was born and raised in Al Hoceima, a city in northern Morocco, and began attending the Spanish Institute Melchor de Jovellanos when he was 5 years old. He is now studying political science and law at the University...