Adil Ray ventures into Uganda to find his grandmother''s origins!

[@rosabivins2558]

I'm so proud of him for being proud of who he is and teaching his family of being proud of our ancestors!!✊🏾

[@nazlone]

Adil Ray won the hearts of millions in his TV series citizen khan..With this trip to Uganda he has shown his beautiful heart .

[@mariavieira9600]

Adil I have so much respect for you. Time and time again I heard you on British TV confronting the racists and the likes of Pritti Patel and Suella Braverman anti immigrants cruel policies. I commend you. Now knowing about your heritage fills me with joy.

[@rosahacketts1668]

'Now learning of your hertiage fills me with JOY'? You sad person - why?

[@Njoofene]

@@rosahacketts1668 Exactly! They have no honour.

[@tmc1373]

@@Njoofene Idon't understand. Why do you say she has no honour? That is very harsh.

[@StopTheLiess]

@@Njoofenehave no honor because he’s proud of his heritage 😂😂😂😂 you people complain too much when it doesn’t involve you

[@mariavieira9600]

@@rosahacketts1668 ok I’m going to spell it out for you. Gives me JOY!! Because he is a person of privilege , yet he uses his platform against racists, he is one amongst many of us with similar background that speak out against division and hatred. But you wouldn’t understand that, simple things like that brings joy to people. You are the sad and bitter one.

[@nanchu2151]

Great respect for this man..Africans are great people..

[@PHlophe]

he has the most intricated and interesting lineage. Usually people would go out of their way to obscure any trace of continental african heritage but he embraced it.

[@junbh2]

Huh? Where do you live that people would try to obscure that? That's an odd thing.

[@listenup2882]

Which people?

[@parapara3974]

Maybe you're projecting your own disdain for Africa

[@EdnahChirchir]

​@@junbh2Many, especially in Caribbean say they have no African blood although their hair and a slight color is like African

[@beth1321]

I met a family from Uganda when I came to graduate school in the USA from the Caribbean in 1995. I would never forget them. They were so very nice to me. Especially the mom.

[@magharibicomms3891]

Great guy. I lived in Uganda for 5 years, the best years in my life. I didn't earn much, but Ugandans loved me, and accepted me. I learnt a lot from them. Little wonder it's my favourite country in the world. Mbaggala nnyo banaYuganda. ❤

[@juline9179]

Naffe tukwagala nyo. Something about Uganda😊. Its called the Pearl of Africa.

[@harrietgrace4226]

YOU ARE FTOM THE ROYAL FAMILY

[@harrietgrace4226]

Waiting to hear more from the family

[@jessicakatskats]

We love you too. [Naffe tukwagala nyo nyo]

[@magharibicomms3891]

@@jessicakatskats Neyanziza neyanzege ❤️🇺🇬❤️

[@RastaAfricanGentleman]

One of the most beautiful stories of humanity. thank you for sharing

[@LeslieMarguerite]

Excellent Adil be proud of who you are

[@proudmganda1159]

What a beautiful story, very touching and cannot hold my tears of joy

[@artisthusnatalal3099]

*What people don't know is most Asians and Arabs have an African grandmother from Father's side and Mother's side!* 😊

[@lovelymix8056]

Turks aren’t Arabs and no most don’t

[@R3AP3R664]

Very true ... My family both sides of parents

[@carolpasscall5987]

A lot will be surprised if they did a DNA test.

[@isaiah3872]

Most Asians where? In East Africa maybe, not in general

[@JudithSanchez-ht6jn]

How I did not see them in TV special China Korea Thailand all those except if they married to them.

[@sahraahmedkoshin]

I could understand some of the language used. I am Somali but i grew up in Zambia and I speak Zambian languages. The language is similar to some Zambian languages. Amazing story though, so happy for Adil that he found his family.

[@kiralyn8073]

Yes bantu langguages

[@louiseaori]

Very similar! Bantu

[@kimaspurplelife]

Yess.. Same here!

[@P2004-cQ]

Ulibwanji iwe mu Zambian/Somalian uliche

[@sahraahmedkoshin]

@@P2004-cQ Ndili bwino, zikomo. Muli bwanji? Hehe

[@MissesWitch]

I love how they welcomed him with open arms, And when I heard them telling the story.. It made me think that , This is one thing, That humankind, For all time, Has done!

[@AngelaSImmons-o5p]

These Arabs don’t ever want to think they have African in them,I’m very proud of this man that he decided to find his roots.God bless him❤❤

[@PanosSchmitAlmeira]

he's in no way arab..

[@cocoaorange1]

That is rare for Turkish or African people to research their African roots.

[@cocoaorange1]

I meant Indian people.

[@user-ns7dj1lo3r]

How can Africans research their own African roots 🤷. Are they in doubt?.

[@tahliah6691]

Most Turks are Greek and most Greeks are Turks research the Turkish atrocities and genocides in the early 1900s in Greece Armenia etc…..

[@StopTheLiess]

@@tahliah6691most Turks are from the Caucasus mountain. They fled when Russia was trying to convert them to orthodox when their Islamic

[@windsurfer8824]

​@@cocoaorange1Edit your comment then

[@dhdowlad]

No one is less human than anyone else!!!

[@Vedanta1999]

This is such a strange comment 😂

[@ZimkaLulu]

Amazing I can understand this language. How amazing is Afrika as ONE heart one Family

[@husseinmuhammed828]

Where are you from

[@ZimkaLulu]

@@husseinmuhammed828 I am zambian living in diaspora✨

[@Therongunner]

What's your language and where is it from? I can also understand maybe 40% of Lunganda language.

[@ZimkaLulu]

@@Therongunner wow that's awesome ...it sounds more like Bemba and Tonga from Zambia

[@Therongunner]

​@ZimkaLulu Mine is Subiya, is very close to Tonga as a matter of fact.

[@annechildress2721]

So warm and loving❤

[@prosper1396]

As a Ugandan we welcome you with love it was nice watching this it reminds me so much of stories told to us about colonial times and Indian business men in Kampala at that time

[@Njoofene]

Stop! He is not one of us. Have some racial pride.

[@prosper1396]

@@Njoofene really 😂😂is he an alien?

[@NATASHA-GORDOSTNASHA]

trolling.. @@Njoofene

[@SHARDAE84]

@@Njoofene You're disgusting! My heritage is mixed and heavily. Do I oppress my mother's side or my father's? Do I ignore the existence of my grandmother or grandfather (maternal and paternal?)

[@arethabailey2]

Adil wowow Am proud to be a ugandan. Beautiful

[@MICHAELCAMPBELL69]

We have no choice what we are . So of course we should embrace .

[@djamaltanko5121]

What do you mean about you have no choice? Are you under minding Africans?

[@jajabinx1767]

I think what this commenter is saying "we are what we are". Most of us with mixed ethnicity, race, culture and heritage get to experience different histories at once by growing up in mixed families and it's something to embrace. More often that not you'd find people ashamed of their mixed backgrounds and it's sad because they're ashamed of themselves.

[@brendonmartin9737]

These are not distance cousins according to African culture, their your immediate family members ❤

[@windsurfer8824]

There is nothing called African culture. Different cultures.

[@gracea3594]

Please speak for your culture, I’m African and in my culture they’re distant relatives not “immediate family members”

[@brightonuk8565]

Wow what a rich heritage you have.... I wonder if thats why you are not afraid to question injustice and prejudice with passion and insight. And a much appreciated wonderful sense of humour. An all round great bloke!

[@rafik-rafiki]

Adil respect bro...some of the Indians identified as Turks even my family are Indian but call themselves "Turak" from Turkish decency in India. I need to trace my mother's family also from Uganda. I came to the UK in 1972 but have never gone back. I hope I'm able to trace my African relatives.

[@Ubuntu-BC]

Come or give us leads as Ugandan and people on social media can help even before you reach here. Ask the areas, names

[@rafik-rafiki]

@@Ubuntu-BC Thank you. Is there any specific place or platform I could use?

[@FrederickPaulOdele]

​@@rafik-rafikiyes almost every social media platform my brother ❤❤❤

[@naturestherapy9943]

This languages sounds close to Namibian languages, the (bantu ones). I can basically understand a lot of words. Africans are very welcoming, with so much humility in them.

[@user-en1zc5vd6y]

If people understood the warmth that’s in the hearts of our people. The way they welcome people and take the time is amazing

[@rosahacketts1668]

Africans hospitality is their downfall. Yes welcome people but protect your borders in life as this is why Africans are awlays robbed and disrespected by other people groups because you don't protect. Too easy!

[@kiralyn8073]

They how we got colonized we were naive, kind and caring

[@user-en1zc5vd6y]

@@kiralyn8073 and btw kindness and naivety are two very different things.

[@Kristas858]

In African culture we don't do distant cousin, first cousin or second cousin. Every child is treated the same and identified by the name of their leanage. So automatically he's a son of this family.

[@Simsrockslol]

such an interesting story

[@Diddy-wd4mw]

very delighted that their are those who seek to learn about their lineage.

[@hileamina4567]

Such interesting story but it's touchy😢😊. Tears of joy 😊😊 from 🇺🇬 where his origin comes from (🇺🇬🇺🇬🙏🙏).

[@jae6506]

WOW. This is beautiful and so powerful!!!

[@LansfordWatson]

The British, French, American, Spanish, Belgium, Portuguese, Germans and the Turks that called themselves Arabs and are not must be carefully highlighted and processed into the minds of generations to come. Our history must go forward like the darkness follows the day. Regardless of the position we hold in the future the past must be counted for. This chapter of the atrocities in the history of Human existence must be called to council, never forget.

[@kalahusseinismail]

That is great Brother ❤I have loved your story

[@hazellawrence568]

Peace and blessings now and always never be ashamed of who you are. You are unique and so are your offsprings

[@dodong4806]

As a Ugandan im very proud

[@samaliewampamba5339]

Very interesting ..wellcome to Buganda-Uganda..

[@katebartlett8926]

I am also mixed race. Am soo proud of this man. Well done for making Africa proud of you.

[@malundokudiqueba2258]

Very impactful and insightful.

[@WorkingNomad368]

Very interesting and happy for Adil to meet his distant African relatives

[@kaloloclifford2018]

Beautiful!

[@hailatnayiga9597]

Proud of u Adil

[@christinaapana2188]

God bless you ,🙏 for coming to know your root❤👏👏👍

[@dashamccormick4088]

Uh oh....and found out about royal lineage😮

[@dashamccormick4088]

Greeted with hugs and applause.😊😊

[@anthonysavio3875]

SHe said the visitor looks like Jimmy Dean(late)....and the translator got lost...and said...they resemble u

[@JovesHoward]

Oh sweet sweet story! The spirit of Ubuntu is stronger than we think! Adil can looking for his origin because unless we know where we come from, how will we know where we are going?!

[@jessicakatskats]

I like that.

[@patsymurrell5692]

Fascinating! We are all African.

[@kamaltrivedi17]

Adil I loved this video. Thankyou so much

[@Fortune024]

Thanks, Adil, for sharing your extraordinarily interesting story!!! Really proud of you!!! Much love and blessings ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@martharinebiseko1457]

Welcome home

[@rosahacketts1668]

Home is India his visit is Africa.

[@SHARDAE84]

@@rosahacketts1668 did you watch the programme?

[@jorgerodriguez-ku4fw]

Wow crazy how related people are

[@bilqis3]

Dayumm, what a story. I’m sure Mama Razia suffered terribly until the day she died as a result of those people kidnapping her children.

[@goldenashtv5136]

That's great

[@great7939]

AFRICA TRUE HISTORY IS BEGINNING TO BE TOLD. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT AND FAST YOUR BELT. THIS HISTORY IS EVERYWHERE IN AFRICA. PLEEEEAAAASSSE AFRICAINS BE PROUDE OF WHO YOU ARE. WE ARE THE BIRTH OF HUMANITY. NEVER FORGET THIS.😊ADIL YOU HAVE A PLACE NOW IN MY HEARTH.

[@bahidjamajiet5581]

Lovely mashallah ❤❤❤

[@AfricanTalesStoriesAndFables]

Nice one! ❤

[@minskdhaka]

Very interesting!

[@jessicakatskats]

At the moment our King Ronald Mutebi Mutesa [ Adil Ray's Cousin] is in trouble he was sent into exile to Namibia by the Dictator President Museveni, and we have not heard from him for 3 Months. We the Baganda people are stuck if the international community can help we would be so grateful.

[@mandlancayiyana8621]

His dad was also exiled in Europe by Milton Obote,if my memory serves me well.

[@soniabellamy1950]

He's very lucky that he can trace his roots so easily...some people can't do that.

[@Therry-t6s]

Welcome. You really have the African blood in you.

[@AnserCh-q2g]

So nice ❤❤

[@SughranBibi-ty1fm]

Nice 👍 vlog Adil nice 👍 I relly like the storry

[@sahadshariff]

Hi, did meraj din also live in Tanzania?

[@maibege761]

Hello channel handlers: pls do you help search for lost relatives of people generally or it's mainly for celebs? I think I'll need your assistance in searching for my lost relatives in the UK

[@patienceboafo1998]

Mr Khan I even ❤ you more😅 this world is a small place

[@qedezakhemkhwanazi8664]

Iam south african 54 years old but i found that my father was from Uganda but its hard to trace my relative

[@ojwokjustus8963]

You can easily trace your relatives if you know your Ugandan name

[@jessicakatskats]

Please feel free to start here by telling us his name. I know many Ugandans whose relatives went to South Africa and they never heard from them and they are still looking for them.

[@mandlancayiyana8621]

Was he a Mkhwanazi also...? Hope you connect, Ugandans are very good people.

[@qedezakhemkhwanazi8664]

@@mandlancayiyana8621 no he was Onyango

[@Mbolidabusoga]

Hope you came carrying some gifts - its good manners❤❤

[@mohammedrashid2906]

Thank

[@donnah5378]

Nice 👍🏾

[@Royhauya-uw2kr]

Amazing self discovery.

[@claudinebigirimana5408]

You are not African what do you say ? African are very proud of they apparence, of they héritage, of they traduction and they color ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Diradiswabile]

Africa🎉

[@habibahtahir7285]

He is a Prince wooo

[@kalimunda77]

The interpreter is doing a bad job interpreting for Adil.

[@kimkare-xr3is]

Why? Explain please

[@kalimunda77]

@@kimkare-xr3is when the relatives of Adil speak he does not interpret. Instead, he simply summarizes. That is not interpretation. True interpretation is basically sentence for sentence. When you summarize you leave out so much that is important to the person. That is why I said that he is a bad interpreter.

[@JoanaTimko]

I could even do a better job

[@bad-Rude]

Should have got a better translator!

[@PisceanWarrior]

Your user name says it all

[@tutotutot5193]

this is why Idi Amin was a great man. I asked a lot of Ugandans and they will tell you he was right about indians but they cant say it publicly.

[@Mbolidabusoga]

Take care Adil - there is insecurity sometimes ❤❤

[@goodnessofgodUG]

That translator

[@Unicorn-jj2og]

This was interesting but not surprising. I always say that if more people did a DNA test there just might be less racism in the world. Long before the transatlantic slave trade, Africans were trading with various parts of the world. For instance, the Portuguese were trading in Nigeria and traders from West Africa crossed the Sahara to trade with Arabs and vice versa. Obviously this led to mixing which may not be obvious in physical appearances over time till you have a throwback.

[@nakayengateddy]

Bambi mbaramusiza nyo nyo bantu bange mubitibwa ebinji enyo enyo era ndi musanyufu nyo nyo mukama murunji, ekisera kyona, nze mpiritwa omumbejja Nakayenga T, era nange nva mu jaaja nge Ssekaba mutesa 1, yazara jaaja nge Ssekaba Karema Emende , mwenansanyuse okubaraba bambi nomusayi gwafe mukama yebare kuguzula era tuneyongera okumanya ganna InshaArah

[@jessicakatskats]

Amiinaa

[@awueseagwadza1248]

Thing is, you cannot be anything real without the African blood in you!! Let them all go check their li rages and come see… Bless your soul Adik

[@tb22k]

❤

[@alesiyawa1301]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@alvirasamuels4942]

It's great to know your heritage but for me it's only the spirit of my Ancestors that connect me to Alkebulan. My history has been wiped out by slavery and colonization here in Jamaica. Say it doesn't hurt! I need repatriation and reparation. I can't afford to return on my own at this time. And I won't find my immediate great great,,,????????family. So all of Alkebulan is my family.

[@PanosSchmitAlmeira]

no one knows their history really, most people were the children of serfs or slaves not long ago.. only nobility has some true awareness.. your heritage is in jamaica and that's your culture and people.. a diverse people, your roots aren't just african because it's rare for a jamaican to be 100% subsaharan african

[@fauzianalwoga]

Okay

[@kevinmukasa9294]

Waaw

[@cheleftb]

😢

[@tahliah6691]

Let’s see the dna 🧬 test results👀

[@user-ns7dj1lo3r]

DNA is Turkish becoz his father is Turkish. The bloodline follows the father not the mother.

[@Missydee-72]

@@user-ns7dj1lo3rIt’s possible to test the mother’s line but not sure that would give him the right woke answer.

[@user-ns7dj1lo3r]

@@Missydee-72 The seed comes from the father not the mother. The mother only carries the egg. The seed comes from the tree not the soil. The soil does not produce a seed of it's own. A woman is the soil that produces the egg, a man is the tree that produces the seed. Therefore the bloodline follows from father to son, not mother to son. Hence the seed is more important than the soil. I once met a french guy in the supermarket who told me he is Ethiopian. He went on & said that his father is French & mother is Ethiopian. I told him he is French not Ethiopian. He was very upset at my answer. He actually believed he was Ethiopian becoz of his mother 😂😂😂.

[@tmc1373]

@@user-ns7dj1lo3r You sound very low class and ignorant. Who are you to laugh at anyone's makeup or cultural identity? Some cultures are, in fact, matrilineal, meaning they are by the mother and their traditions, properties are passed down because of their mother. Everyone does not believe as you do.

[@Missydee-72]

@@user-ns7dj1lo3r Different nationalities have different rules. Your views sound quite medieval.

[@claudinebigirimana5408]

India- Pakistan ?

[@MaMa-gp1pw]

Turkish

[@Billdean25]

Indian, Ugandan and Turkish

[@thebeesnuts777]

Pakistan didn't exist in that time

[@adrenerodney4459]

Why are you not concern about what your government is doing to your country

[@InfiniteCuriosity1210]

British Obama, community leader they all know me

[@ebrupetekkaya5620]

Muhuttin ne ettin sen?

[@NSIMBIYISRAEL]

The desperate attempt to claim inheritance on Africa soil, no trace of melanin

[@Susie.wemove]

He has melanin. Melanin comes in different shades

[@NSIMBIYISRAEL]

@@Susie.wemove I get that, help me understand why indians were chased out of uganda in the 70s, your type of thinking is very ( multi culture, we all the same, colour doesn't matter) dangerous for the natives or indigenous people, because you sound like your sitting on the fence

[@PanosSchmitAlmeira]

@@Susie.wemove his features are predominately caucasoid..

[@Njoofene]

He is not one of us!

[@user-ns7dj1lo3r]

Exactly !!!. He is not one of us, he is "Turkish". They are trying to fool Africans.

[@forward_ever_ever2595]

You are not of his bloodline....he doesn't care about you. His family is all that matters, not you

[@tmc1373]

Who are you???

[@user-ns7dj1lo3r]

@@tmc1373 He is African, who are you?

[@user-ns7dj1lo3r]

@@forward_ever_ever2595 yep... you are very right. He is of turkish bloodline.

[@williamwallace4924]

Why do they come to my ancient Celtic islands.

[@tahliah6691]

Colonisation is over….. Ireland like europe needs migration…. Immigration…. The European population is on a serious decline….

[@williamwallace4924]

@@tahliah6691 bollocks.

[@nomalangak]

Same reason why the ancient Celtic Islanders invaded other nations and refuse to leave. You can’t have it one way I’m afraid.

[@williamwallace4924]

@@nomalangak you talk bollocks.

[@synaestesia-bg3ew]

Ireland never invade, it's the Brits who invaded everybody, including their homeland. Basically Anglo Seasons are Germans who invaded everyone, including the beautiful Celtic island.​@@nomalangak

[@MICHAELCAMPBELL69]

Bet he is glad they left

[@NATASHA-GORDOSTNASHA]

Are you human?

[@Susie.wemove]

What does that mean exactly? Glad they left what or where?

[@phillybulphillybul4319]

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@placesandspaces3489]

Oh, he's trying to prove lineage to get his hands on your resources. Beware the smile that hids the snake.

[@Maureen2101]

What resources? Does he have African heritage or not?

[@placesandspaces3489]

@@Maureen2101 you obviously live under a rock. Uganda like most of Africa is loaded with mineral and land resources.

[@tam1641]

True. They are very corny

[@tahliah6691]

Exactly 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@mumfour1839]

I also thought so,just because people now know that Africa is now the next great thing they want to associate themselves with it.Beware

[@AngelaSImmons-o5p]

These Arabs don’t ever want to think they have African in them,I’m very proud of this man that he decided to find his roots.God bless him❤❤

[@mohamedmudhir5007]

Not true I know many proud Arabs also Adil is not Arab decent.

[@SorieKaba]

There's no Arab heritage

[@BMboss108]

Its true..i married a light skinned man with some arab/africa descent ..my daughter is light skinned am dark..but face discrimination...his grandmother was very dark..darker than myself..but the grandfather was of arab descent..somehow his family forgets that😂😂