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Omar Sayadi

Omer Sayadi (*1993) is a former student of the Catholic University of Leuven with a special love for the Middle East and North Africa. After receiving his Master's degree in Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, he worked with both refugees from the region as well as Arabic-speaking foreigners seeking to learn the Dutch language. He writes columns on Islam in Europe, migration and the depiction of Muslims in mainstream media. He started MENA symbolism as a means of combining everything history, politics, symbolism and society in one place.