SAAD’S ROOTS ARE IN SYRIA. HE IS A QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER WHO LIKES INTERACTING WITH THE ELDERLY. OUTSIDE SCHOOL, HE WORKS AT A FACTORY AND AT A MC. DONALD’S. SAAD WANTS TO GET HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE SOON. HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PIGEONS, AND KEEPS 75 OF THEM. WHEN SAAD WAS 11 YEARS OLD, HE WON A HOMING PIGEON RACE; HIS BIRD MADE IT BACK HOME THE FASTEST. SAAD’S PARENTS MEAN A LOT TO HIM. THEY ARE VERY STRONG CHARACTERS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT. THEY TOLD HIM: ‘IF YOU STAY ON THE COUCH, NOTHING COMES TO YOU’.