
Intermediate Episode 8: On being Palestinian, Rangas, Surf Lifesaving, AFL and Racism - A conversation with Young South Australian of the Year, Layan Saadeh
05/05/24 • 47 min
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In this episode we speak to the proud Palestinian and the 2021 Young South Australian of the Year Layan Saadeh. Born in Saudi arabia, Layan moved to Australia at the age of ten in 2014. She shares her unique experiences of immersing herself into Surf Lifesaving and Aussie rules footy as young Palestinian Muslim woman.
We’ve crossed over 400k downloads so a massive shukran jazeelan to all the listeners. If you’re enjoying them, please don’t forget to give us a rating and please share with other Arabic learners. For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, don’t forget to sign up to our E-mail list HERE
Check out Layan's amazing Bio:
Layan Saadeh
Swimming and Surf Ed instructor for Surf Lifesaving SA at pools & beaches in the greater Adelaide area. A football player for Adelaide University Football Club in the Adelaide Footy League. Part of the Game Development and Umpiring team at the SANFL. Administrative assistant for the Honorable Joe Szakacs' Electoral office in Cheltenham. Currently studying a bachelor of Laws/Arts majoring in International Relations, holding four scholarships at the University of Adelaide, including the Augustus Short Scholarship and the University Sport Don Stranks scholarship. Volunteer, lifesaver and former vice captain of the Henley Surf Lifesaving Club, the youngest vice captain in Henley history, at 17 years of age.
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In this episode we speak to the proud Palestinian and the 2021 Young South Australian of the Year Layan Saadeh. Born in Saudi arabia, Layan moved to Australia at the age of ten in 2014. She shares her unique experiences of immersing herself into Surf Lifesaving and Aussie rules footy as young Palestinian Muslim woman.
We’ve crossed over 400k downloads so a massive shukran jazeelan to all the listeners. If you’re enjoying them, please don’t forget to give us a rating and please share with other Arabic learners. For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, don’t forget to sign up to our E-mail list HERE
Check out Layan's amazing Bio:
Layan Saadeh
Swimming and Surf Ed instructor for Surf Lifesaving SA at pools & beaches in the greater Adelaide area. A football player for Adelaide University Football Club in the Adelaide Footy League. Part of the Game Development and Umpiring team at the SANFL. Administrative assistant for the Honorable Joe Szakacs' Electoral office in Cheltenham. Currently studying a bachelor of Laws/Arts majoring in International Relations, holding four scholarships at the University of Adelaide, including the Augustus Short Scholarship and the University Sport Don Stranks scholarship. Volunteer, lifesaver and former vice captain of the Henley Surf Lifesaving Club, the youngest vice captain in Henley history, at 17 years of age.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arabicwithimran/messageFor our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list HERE!
Follow us on Instagram: arabicwithimranlum and check out my other podcast Muslim Money.
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