Honorus
| Oct 28, 2000 | American Academy of Achievement: one of twenty-five honorees of international prominence to receive the Golden Plate Award |
| 2000 | Appointed Adjunct Professor at UCLA |
| 1998 | Egypt's Presidential Award: First Class in Arts and Science |
| 1998 | One of three individuals chosen by the Cairo Foreign Press Association as "The Pride of Egypt" |
| 1986 | University of Pennsylvania Scholarship |
| 1980 | Fulbright Scholarship |
