January 24, 2013

A Saudi student was recently honored by the University of Alabama with the Dr. Martin Luther King Award, which promotes peaceful coexistence among people in the world, Saudi Gazette reported.

The award, one of the most prestigious distinctions offered by American universities, was given to Lubna Al-Ansari, a Saudi student of the Tennessee university’s chemical engineering department, during an event attended by well-known writers, intellectuals and professors.