Sam Martin Burr heard Arabic for the first time in his life at age 17. Just a year later, he was accepted to study Arabic at SOAS, University of London.
Two years later he flew to Palestine to study at Al-Najah University for a year. By 2015, he had graduated with a BA in Arabic and began his career as a primary school teacher.
In 2016, he left his job as a primary school teacher to pursue teaching Arabic. He started by teaching online and in homes across East London. Within two years, he had successfully taught Arabic to hundreds of students and today hosts a podcast with over half a million downloads and is the Academy Lead here at Arabic Unlocked.