 After agreeing to write the film and completing the script, the film was dropped due to a change in the diplomatic situation with Italy.In 2010 she was asked to produce a documentary on the late leader's life, however she declined the project claiming that it would "affect [her] credibility".In June 2006, Diyab was awarded  Best Presentation Award in the area of Business, Social Science and Arts at the University of Leicester Postgraduate Festival which is an annual academic research festival celebrates the research work of the University's Ph.D. students.