Among the numerous awards I’ve received, the one conferred by President Xi Jinping is the greatest honor of my lifetime, which I will keep not just at home but also in my heart. … I am excited today that the friendship between me and the Chinese people has been acknowledged by President Xi. This feeling is just like what I sensed 63 years ago when I first introduced China to the Arab world. That passion of mine has never faded over more than half a century wherever I go.