▁years ▁later . ▁Her ▁prof ic iency ▁in ▁English ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁lingu ist ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 . ▁The ▁job ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁Government ▁reduce ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁cult ures ▁and ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁good ▁deal ▁of ▁experience ▁in ▁interact ing ▁with ▁people ▁from ▁diverse ▁background s ▁and ▁high ▁profile ▁individuals ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁She ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁started ▁working ▁and ▁going ▁to ▁school . ▁ ▁Sarah ▁graduated ▁from ▁Mus icians ▁Institute ▁in ▁performance ▁arts ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁with ▁emphas is ▁on ▁jazz ▁and ▁contemporary ▁music . ▁She ▁describes ▁herself ▁as ▁not ▁very ▁religious ▁but ▁more ▁spiritual ▁and ▁a ▁sec ular ▁Muslim . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁while ▁living ▁as ▁a ▁refuge e ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁Sarah ▁attended ▁a ▁live ▁concert ▁of ▁En rique ▁Ig les ias ▁in ▁Dam asc us ▁and ▁realized ▁that ▁moment ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁music ian . ▁She ▁met ▁with ▁En rique ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁after ▁the ▁concert ▁and ▁became ▁friend ▁with ▁P ian ist ▁Michael ▁Bl u este in ▁( Foreign er ▁Rock ▁band ▁member ) ▁whom ▁she ▁remained ▁friends ▁with ▁through ▁email . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁they ▁met ▁again ▁and ▁performed ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁live ▁jam ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁CA . ▁Sarah ▁is ▁a ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁can ▁sing ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁Arab ic . ▁