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Simon and I have quite a lot in common. We both became Muslims at a relatively young age, learned Sign Language, married into the Somali community and love the Arabic language...  So please feel free to skip to the parts which interest you the most:  

00:22 - Simon Says Squat
01:55 - Sam of Somalia  
04:46 - Life in Dubai
06:48 - Tolerance vs coexistence
10:51 - Sign Language  
16:42 - Simon's Arabic language journey From Sweden to Egypt.  
26:46 - Do all Scandinavians speak perfect English?  
30:10 - Difference between studying Arabic in Dubai and Egypt?
35:25 - In between Egypt and Dubai.
38:33 - How Simon Ended up in Dubai
44:52 - Islamic studies in Dubai  
49:12 - Simon's final advice  

Simon is personal trainer originally from Sweden but living in Dubai. On top of being a gifted linguist as we cover in this episode, Simon runs an online fitness business and is active in creating content. All of his links are here:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsayssquat/  TikTik: https://www.tiktok.com/@simonsayssquatFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/simon.wallgren   
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