As a teacher and cultural guide to the UAE, Ali Saloom is first-class. For BP employees in Abu Dhabi, his sessions have been hugely effective in transferring knowledge about Emirati culture and history, delivered in an engaging and entertaining style.

We found the Ask Ali presentation to be both engaging and informative for our students. Ali was able to engage a diverse audience of students and parents, of different ages and cultures; all finding him equally entertaining. The mix of enlightening information and humour was especially effective and I would recommend him to any school.

I have been delighted this afternoon by the number of pupils and staff who have commented to me about how informative and entertaining they found your talks at Repton today. Thank you so much for a memorable series of events which the pupils and the staff will remember for some time to come. Certainly it has been a great way to fire up the school in preparation for our National Day celebrations next week.
As I said at the end of your Senior School Assembly, you did indeed create a very special interest and enthusiasm today and I and Repton School are extremely grateful to you.
With best wishes and thanks

Mr Ali’s key note speech at the recent Taaleem-EdisonLearning Conference for the teachers and senior staff of the four government schools, which are currently working in partnership with Taaleem-EdisonLearning as part of the PPP programme, was inspiring and very relevant to the changing context of education in the Abu Dhabi emirate. The participants enjoyed the stories from Mr Ali’s life which were used to illustrate the main points as they found these amusing, humorous and empathetic to the challenges that they face on a daily basis. This was a lively presentation delivered in a relaxed manner which focused on the continuing promotion of the heritage and culture of the UAE within the context of educational reform, which chimed appropriately to the values of the audience.

The workshop was well presented and highly informative.  Ali is a magnificent presenter and his enthusiasm for the topic is inspiring!

Excellent! Could have listened to Ali for ages. I have been in UAE for almost 5 years and still learned quite a lot today.

 It was awesome and I immensely enjoyed the animated delivery of Ali!

An effective way to help expatriate staff gain a deeper insight and knowledge of the values, vision and heritage of the country in which we have chosen to live and work. Ali Alsaloom is an engaging, enthusiastic communicator whose commitment is evident in his interactive and motivating workshops.

Ali is so knowledgable about his country, the people and culture here. He speaks with genuine love for the traditions & values which made the UAE what it is today

Thank you so much Ali for an outstanding cultural tour and briefing of both Abu Dhabi and Dubai, two very different and diverse cities. We learned a great deal about the UAE in a very short amount of time, and the Yale University faculty and administrators who participated in your program benefited very much from the in depth knowledge that you and your associates possess. I highly recommend Embrace Arabia to other university groups from the United States and from around the world.

I attended the WIAD function addressed by Mr. Ali Alsaloom on the topic -“The Gulf: It’s People & Culture”. This is my 20th year in the UAE, a country I love very much & feel so safe and happy to be in. However, I had never really been initiated into the true unadulterated version of its history, culture & religion, & finally, the year we hope to retire & go back to Sri Lanka, I live to learn through Mr. Ali.I was spellbound by his presentation. Mr. Ali is truly an ambassador for the Gulf. His presentation was articulate, informative & liberally laced with humour. His personality was one of great charm. He lived & breathed his subject matter & imparted his knowledge & experience leaving 80 odd ladies thirsting for more.

Ali!! hey, my name is Nina and i was working at the Abu Dhabi grand prix last week.. i am just writing to you to say thank you so so much for your culture talk.. i think we all needed it.. it helped every single person there understand more about the UAE.. religion, traditions and respect.. absolutely amazing!! everyone was talking about you for the next few days... amazed at how good your talk was!! so thank you again, it was fantastic and eye opening... Ive been telling everyone about the stuff you told us.. educating Britain bit by bit!!

Not just why, but also how visitors to this part of the world should interact with the indigenous people was the passionate message from Ali. A message delivered in an amusing, warm and friendly way. No more myths for the Links Group team when dealing with our dear local friends. Many thanks!

Just wanted to thank Ali for the wonderful tour of the grand mosque in Abu Dhabi. His passion and enthusiasm for his religion and culture came across very well. You are a marvelous ambassador for your country.

At Net Tours, we always invested in the country and its cultural heritage, traditions and natural attractions to let people know what Arabia can offer. In our vision I encountered in Ali Alsaloom, his colleagues and his establishment a right partner to convoy the real spirit of our destination and Net Tours Abu Dhabi considers Embrace Arabia a valid and long-term partner to put Abu Dhabi in the Word Tourism Map.

Salamu Alikom Ali, I came to know about your website from your interview on Radio Station Al Qura'an Al Karim. Such an amazing idea from an amazing person. I really respect the work you are doing. I have been here in Abu Dhabi since 6 years and I have been always looking for such a service. ALI, YOU ROCK! Best of Luck.

Great Tourist Guide & Great Ambassador of his country culture, Ali’s unique city tour services, knowledge and skills were very helpful and greatly appreciated to explain, he added so much value to my first experience in the Middle East. Thank you again Ali.

I just wanted to write and let you know how much I appreciated all your hard work, help and flexibility during the group's visit to Abu Dhabi. Your professionalism, knowledge, enthusiasm and ability to relate to the group certainly helped make this a memorable visit to Abu Dhabi for everyone.

It really was a marvelous tour and so much of this was due to the cultural ideas, effort and skill that you contributed to it. We will never forget our experience in the UAE and especially the visit to the Heritage Village, the Safari and the Great Emirates Palace, as well as our wonderful images of the Grand Mosque. We really think you are rather wonderful.

Ali, Just a short note to thank you for the fantastic organization of my short business visit to Dubai and Al Ain, Your Business & Cultural Consideration lessons were very helpful and appreciated, I was very pleased with all the arrangements offered by you and your colleagues in Dubai. I will be back!