Ibrahim speaks good English; as a teenager he landed a job with GLS (Global Linguist Solutions), a Virginia-based contractor that provided interpreters to the US military during the Iraq war. 
Ibrahim anaongea Kiingereza kizuri; kabla hajafikisha miaka 20 alipata kazi kwenye kampuni iliyoko Viginia iitwayo GLS (Global Linguist Solutions), iliyotoa wafasiri kwa ajili ya jeshi la Marekani wakati wa vita vya Iraq.