1.5 lbs At Birth, Twin Being Mentally Impaired, & Pressures/Disappointment Behind Halal Food Junkie

Ibrahim Obeid or widely known as the man behind Halal Food Junkie sits with us to discuss his personal life from being born premature and all the health complications that entailed for him and his twin early on, to not knowing what to do for a very long part of his life, to finally building his brand. There is so much more than what you see from that minute video.
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00:00 Intro
03:35 Identifying as a brother before anything else
08:00 Twin born with impairment
11:56 Other brothers
12:38 Teenage years & early college days
14:00 Struggle with himself & dropping out of college
20:42 Starting Halal Food Junkie
24:33 Making a career from HFJ
28:06 Parents supporting internet career
32:12 Connecting over food
33:39 Burnout
37:55 Career affecting potential marriage
40:30 Being taken advantage of
45:25 Using the platform to give back
48:22 Lebanon trip
54:52 What’s the purpose of living away from home
58:09 Relationship with twin early on
1:00:04 Twin throwing tantrums + being in public with him
1:05:36 Helping brother because of guilt
1:07:19 Getting married and moving away from Ahmad
1:10:46 Appreciating parents
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[@iamLucid]

Abe obeid is such a warm hearted person. May Allah reward him.

[@Sb2767-vd2mn]

R u one of his donors😂😂😂😂😂

[@himkay3211]

Don't forget everyone tomorrow is Eid Allah Al Akbar. Whoever loves Imam Ali, tomorrow do something for the love of Imam Ali. Feed a poor person. Give sadaqa. Do salawat. Bring happiness to someone's heart. Say congratulations and greetings to family and friends. Decorate your home.

[@mahdishukr5223]

Abrahim Obeid is under appreciated! Love you Abe proud of the Zalime you’ve grown to become

[@bighamzzz2741]

Thank you for shedding a light on Abe i had no clue about his history and who he is just got a new sub

[@hashem6080]

I graduated with abe, he's a very good person. His heart is filled with pure intentions.

[@Sb2767-vd2mn]

🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@podnotfromhere]

Thanks for subbing! Welcome to the NFH Family!

[@fatemaabdulshaheed3085]

A very genuine episode, may Allah bless!

[@mayoub76]

I remember abe telling me about all his goals and dreams regarding his food page, at the time he only had around 150 followers. He has achieved everything we spoke about at the barber shop. congratulations abe.

[@HalalStitchStudio]

What camera do you use?

[@podnotfromhere]

Sony a74