Simon's Arabic journey: Sweden, Cairo, Dubai @SimonSaysSquat on the Arabic in 60 Steps Podcast!

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: Website: https://simonsayssquat.se/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsayssquat/  TikTik: https://www.tiktok.com/@simonsayssquatFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/simon.wallgren    _____________________________________________ Join Arabic in 60 Steps. 👉 Join us on the Arabic in 60 Steps Program today: https://www.arabicin60steps.com Our INTENSIVE program! https://www.arabicin60steps.com/INTENSIVE Get a block of 12 X 1 hour 1-1 lessons with me!  https://www.arabicin60steps.com/offers/Lc9BYzAU/checkout?      Become a member of the YouTube channel!  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBvNOK3eSkYJdgps1MooZg/join _____________________________________________ Arabic in 60 Steps on other platforms. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arabicin60steps     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arabicin60steps    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Arabicin60Steps    Podcast: https://anchor.fm/arabicin60steps    Website: https://www.arabicin60steps.com/    Email: [email protected] _____________________________________________ Affiliate links to stuff I love and use. (The channel will make a small commission)   🔴 Find a Speaking partner or teacher on Italki: https://www.italki.com/affshare?ref=af7830056     (Get $10 free lesson credits when you spend $20 👍🏻)   🔶 Where I study Islam: AMAU: https://www.amauacademy.com/?referral_code=DHkgeacegcFBgB       🔶Buy Arabic books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Pjku4Y       🔵I host my Arabic programs on Kajabi! You can start your FREE trial here today: https://app.kajabi.com/r/brBzKaYZ      🔶 Arabic workshop: https://arabicworkshop.com/checkout/?add-to-cart=3336&ref=SamBurr    👉 For 20% off the yearly plan, use code arabicwithsam20yearly 👉 For 20% off their lifetime plan, use code arabicwithsam20lifetime   📚My favorite notebooks are 'Dingbat's'. I currently have their purple hippo one!  https://bit.ly/3FWIYOu