 His detention was prolonged after he refused to sign documents accepting the charge, stating that he was a journalist covering a political news story and had no intention of entering Israel, but was taken there by force by the Israeli military.In 2008 Ghani was one of five nominated by Channel 4's 4Talent scheme for its journalism award in the UK, and in October 2008 he was awarded 'Young Scottish Muslim of the Year' by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond for his work in journalism and documentary.His work 'In Search of Prisoner 650' was nominated for an award in Aljazeera's documentary film festival 2010.