Mohamed Farghal's grandfather was a big fan of Italian opera at and passed his passion to Farghal's father.
After moving with his father from Cairo to Rome, Mohamed spent a total of nine years in the Italian capital, learning the language while playing soccer on the streets.
Now based in Sydney, Mohamed is in turn passing his love for Italian to his daughter.
Il vice-console egiziano a Sydney Mohamed Farghal Source: Mohamed Farghal
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“I learnt Italian on the street during Italia '90 World Cup"
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14/08/202010:50
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