2024

• Norfolk Library Service, UK
  Arabic translator for The Poems of Welcome and Sanctuary project, a collaboration with the National Centre for Writing, Creative Arts East, and the Norfolk Library Service.

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2023

• BCLA/BCLT John Dryden Translation Prize, UK
  Longlisted for the 2022-23 John Dryden Translation Prize, hosted by the British Comparative Literature Association, British Centre for Literary Translation, and School of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the University of Leeds.

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• The Society of Authors (SoA), UK
  Panelist, "Industry Insider: Poetry in Translation," 5 Oct. 2023.

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• The Dutch Foundation for Literature (Letterenfonds), Netherlands
  Awarded one of the Dutch Foundation for Literature's 2023 Translation Grants.

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2022

• Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), UK
  Attended "Translation for Museums," a specialized seminar on translating cultural, art, and historical object descriptions for museums.

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• American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), USA
  Awarded a 2022 Travel Fellowships and participated in the ALTA45 Conference.

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• British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT), UK
  Full tuition waiver recipient, sponsored by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, for the International Literary Translation and Creative Writing Summer School (the Arabic workshop strand), 17-22 Jul. 2022.

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• Qatar National Library & Centre for Manuscript Studies at Fatih Sultan Mehmed Waqf University, Qatar
  Attended "Manuscript Studies: Disciplines and Approaches," part of the Manuscript Studies Lecture Series.

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• National Centre for Writing (NCW), UK
  Completed the 2022 Emerging Literary Translators Mentorship programme, Oct. 2021-Mar. 2022.​
   

2021

• Barjeel Art Foundation, UAE
  Translated winning and shortlisted entries for “The 2021 Barjeel Poetry Prize.”

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2020

• Leeds City Council, UK

Received recognition for volunteer service as a Covid-19 Crisis Arabic Translator between March 2020 and September 2020 with Migration Yorkshire's Migrant Info Hub.

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2015/16​

• University of Sussex, UK
  Awarded the Chancellor’s Postgraduate International Scholarship.
   

2014

• Cairo University (in partnership with the University of Manchester), Egypt
  Attended "The Workshop on the Cultural Politics of Translation."

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2012

• October 6 University, Egypt
  Received recognition for academic excellence from the Faculty of Languages and Translation.

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2010/11, 2011/12

• October 6 University, Egypt
  Received the Chancellor's Academic Excellence Scholarship for two academic years in a row.