The Maverick Show
Episode #121: Hebah Nigm on Speaking 6 Languages Fluently, Grounding Her Identity in Islam and Traveling the World as a Hijabi
Hebah shares her journey growing up in an Egyptian immigrant family in Austria and learning to speak six languages fluently. She explains how her passion for language learning developed through her interest in other cultures and world travel, and she reflects on her own identity and being torn between cultures.
Language: 🇬🇧 English
Die Linguistin
Wahre Leidenschaft für Sprachen | Die Linguistin im Gespräch mit Hebah Nigm
A True Passion for Languages | The Linguist in Conversation with Hebah Nigm
Hebah grew up in Austria as the daughter of Egyptian parents, speaking both Arabic and German from an early age. Today, she’s fluent in six languages and uses Instagram and YouTube to show how language not only connects people, but also reveals new sides of ourselves, while she also helps others learn their heart languages with joy.
Language: 🇩🇪 German
Digital Nomad Stories
Learning Languages And Connecting Different Cultures, With Hebah Nigm
Hebah speaks 6 (SIX!) languages fluently. she also has a YouTube channel called Hebah’s Rollercoaster where she shares videos about languages, language learning, and differences between cultures. In this episode, Hebah and I talk about her multicultural upbringing in Austria, how she learnt to be fluent in so many languages, and the benefit of speaking the local language while traveling.
Language: 🇬🇧 English
ORF TV Broadcaster & Metafilm
Echte Wienerinnen - Ohne Wenn und Aber
Real Women of Vienna – No Ifs or Buts
What makes someone a “real Viennese woman”? This is one of the questions explored in the documentary series of the same name, which introduces a variety of women and their personal connection to Vienna. One of them is Hebah, who reflects on her identity and growing up in Vienna between different languages and cultures.
Language: 🇩🇪 German
Qatar Tribune
Qatar exemplifies the blending of heritage and modernity: Austrian content creator
The Qatari Businesswomen Association, in collaboration with the Austrian Embassy in Qatar, recently welcomed Austrian content creator and cultural explorer Hebah for an engaging presentation during her visit to Doha. Speaking to Qatar Tribune, Hebah described herself as “a lifelong language learner and content creator” who shares her passion for languages, cultures, travel, and modest fashion.
Language: 🇬🇧 English
Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar
“Why Do You Create Content in the Arabic Language?”
Hebah Nigm is a translator, language teacher and coach. She has studied and taught several languages, with fluency in English, German, French, Spanish, Arabic and Turkish. Her social media presence has become an essential tool in her mission to emphasize the importance, value and equality of all languages and cultures.
Language: 🇬🇧 English & 🇪🇬 Arabic
The Veronika Lukashevich Podcast
"A Place for Us"
A show about calling faith your home, being born within two cultures, growing up bilingually, learning four more languages, exploring different cultures, traveling the world and becoming the perfect teacher.
Language: 🇬🇧 English
Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Ceuta
"Egipto, la madre del mundo"
“Egypt, the Mother of the World”
Under the title “Egypt, the Mother of the World,” (“Egipto, la madre del mundo”) Hebah Nigm introduced an engaged audience of language students to Egypt’s significant role from a geographical, historical, and cultural perspective. She also reflected on her own Egyptian heritage and what it means to be connected to such a rich and influential culture.
Language: 🇪🇸 Spanish & 🇪🇬 Arabic
AK Wien Paneldiskussion
Greift Covid-19 die Mehrsprachigkeit der Wiener Schüler*innen an?
Does Covid-19 threaten the multilingualism of Viennese students?
This panel discussion explored how the Covid-19 pandemic affected multilingual students in Vienna, especially during periods of homeschooling. The conversation focused on the current role of multilingualism in education and what students need in order to maintain and strengthen their language skills.
Language: 🇩🇪 German
Die Presse
Junge Musliminnen erzählen: „Für mich war das Kopftuch ein Sichtbarwerden”
Young Muslim Women Share: “For Me, the Headscarf Was a Way to Become Visible”
Hebah Nigm, born in Austria to Egyptian parents, reflects on navigating three overlapping identities—Austrian, Egyptian, and Muslim—while sharing how this complexity shapes both her educational work and online presence. Fluent in six languages, she studies to become a teacher, already works with students in schools, and engages with themes such as language, belonging, identity, and visibility.
