Awards
- 2005: KSA Bashraheel Award for Arabic Novel, (Arabic: جائزة باشراحيل للرواية العربية)
- 2005: Greece The International Cavafi Award
- 2006: France The Great Novel Award from Toulon Festival
- 2007: Italy The Culture Award from The Foundation of The Mediterranean
- 2007: Italy Grinzane Cavour Award
- 2008: Austria Bruno-Kriesky Award
- 2008: Germany Friedrich Award
- 2010: USA University Of Illinois Achievement Award
- 2011: Canada Blue Metropolis Award for Arabic Literature
- 2012: Italy Tiziano Terzani Literary Award
- 2012: Italy Mediterranean Cultural Award
- 2012: Germany Johann Philipp Palm Award
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