Awards
- Federation of Balkan American Associations (FEBA) – 2012 Road Map “Women Shaping Society” Award
- Chhaya CDC – Architect of Change (2011)
- New York State Senator Eric Adams – Asian Pacific Islander Month (2011)
- It’s Queens The Magazine – (Spring 2011) www.itsqueens.com
- More Magazine – 50 Fierce Women (May 2011) www.more.com
- Women’s eNews – 21 Leaders for the 21st Century (2011) www.womensenews.org
- Mayor Bloomberg – Women’s History Month Honoree (2011)
- Bank of America, Local Hero Award (2010)
- NY1 – Queens Person of the Week (2010)
- NYPD – Community Affairs Bureau, New Immigrant Outreach Unit (2010)
- 500 Most Influential Muslims – Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center/Georgetown University
www.rissc.jo/ (2009)
- CNN Hero (2009)
- CORO Immigrant Civic Leadership Fellowship (2007)
- Women In Islam, Inc. – Compass Award (2006)
- North Eastern Muslim Women’s Alliance Award (2006)
- Queens Council for Social Welfare & NASW-NY – Fred Kuo Jr, Award (2006)
- Open Society Institute – Social Justice Fellowship (2005)
- Union Square Awards (2005)
- Queens Borough President’s Rose Mary Gunning Award (2001)
