Being Muslim in Korea

I'm so excited I got a chance to interview Iman from the KZbin channel HijabiInSeoulCity about being Muslim and Somali in Korea. Thanks for the high demand for her to be interviewed! What kind of interview would you like to see next?
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[@HijabiinSeoulCity]

I had sooo much fun filming this video! Thanks again for contacting me!^^

[@SummerSissle]

+Hijabi in Seoul City I would be more interested to watch of video of your experiences as a Somali in Korea, the cultural differences and your overall views of Korea. I think a lot of young Somalis in the Diaspora would take so much from your experiences and feel encouraged to travel and explore more.

[@Inyy__]

You look stunning unnie and from a Somali sister I wanted to say stay strong and do ur thing

[@yas-leylasoma-bulqase-vega1096]

+Hijabi in Seoul City I am going to sub to you abaayo

[@naz600]

Hijabi in Seoul City I AM SOMALIAN AND I LOVE THE KOREAN CULTURE AND I WANT TO LIKE THERE ONE DAY AM KINDA SCARED BECAUSE EVERYBODY I KNOW TELLS ME I WILL BE TREATED BAD AND I WANT YOUR OPINION IF I SHOULD WORRY ?🙂🇸🇴❤️

[@filtersbrothermedia5996]

Hijabi in Seoul City Awwwwww Everything you Said was beautiful An Your my Inspiration Can’t Wait To finish collage an Come To South korea soon I’a Hope we meet I’a

[@ambrebadhippie]

You guys are both so glowing and beautiful ! Shining like diamonds for sure !!

[@Gackt20211]

Iman your skin looks AMAZING!!!!! So beautiful.

[@HijabiinSeoulCity]

ShiShi Aww, thank you!!^^

[@mariyaha1326]

+Hijabi in Seoul City am somali too living in australia btw u r so beautiful and confident mashallah

[@hamzahusen792]

+Maryan Osman Abdullahi how Australia

[@romy3871]

+truth bravery a non muslim that can't spell, never read the quran, doesn't listen to the dawrah wants to tell us what Islam is😂😂😂 I Am DyiNG HAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@Jasmine-jp4up]

Love her, she's so sweet. 😊

[@Farrrdoos]

my two favourite vloggers in one video BEAUTIFUL~

[@hadiaarab8279]

Thank you so much Charly, for this video. It gave me so much courage to live my dreams of moving to korea one day. You two gave me the feeling that everything will work out eventually :) I'm so happy now. Btw I'm vegan and Muslim. Two challenges that I'm willing to take ;D

[@charlycheer]

Hadia Arab My pleasure! I'm sure you will do great here! Yay vegan!

[@Faruhah]

Ma sha Allah I'm a vegan Muslima, too. Yay!

[@sakeena2618]

Same, I want to move to Korea too one day and I'm Muslim

[@malaikaphoplankar6076]

+British Lockian Wait... Are you a British Muslim who is an Army and likes Sherlock? Because if so, I think your my twin lol

[@sakeena2618]

Malaika Phoplankar​ yup xD

[@Mina-lu6cq]

I love you both! Beautiful in and out! Thank you for your work guys.

[@수미-stlæft]

"And she takes her religion wherever she go " awesome video girls, much respect and happy to know about your stories, God bless you, I hope you all the success & happiness in life!

[@ReneeJelyse]

Awesome guest feature! Thank you for taking the time to show us another prospective.

[@lisa_squared]

Great interview. This inspires me so much to branch out & travel (even though I'm a few years older than you & Iman). Fear has always held me back but videos like this help me get over it.

[@YayaSekmet]

Gorgeous skin! The questions were great. I appreciate you all sharing.

[@muniiam]

Omg so awesome!!!!!!

[@amagglady]

Really great interview. Loved the questions you prepared and Iman gave really good responses.

[@LivingMyLife1991]

I think it would've been better to do this video inside. The wind is really strong and I couldn't at all understand some words. Otherwise I think it is a wonderful video and hearing other people experience who are living in Korea, while being from different religion and country. It is really interesting and people are definitely more accepting other cultures than they used to.

[@charlycheer]

All of the info in the video is written on my blog if you want another reference :) I plan on getting a wind thingy and a Mic in the future.

[@LivingMyLife1991]

charlycheer I will definitely check it out thanks :)

[@charlycheer]

Positivist01 I just made my url charlycheer so if you haven't found it yet it's afreeca.tv/charlycheer

[@LivingMyLife1991]

charlycheer I already have found it and luckily for me. This time live chat starts 8 in the morning. If I made my math correctly lol. Korea is 6 hours ahead of time here.

[@charlycheer]

yay see you soon!

[@thehotnessnumba1]

Ahh a fellow Somali!!! mA Iman :) Thanks Charly for this awesome interview and it makes me want to visit Korea even more!!

[@lilao8484]

Thank you for this video It was very interesting and Iman was lovely

[@mrleyasbrownintrovert5020]

mashaallah new subscriber from kenya. Eid Mubarak much love to the ummah

[@wolfpeachwilds4065]

Lovely interview!

[@diskea]

Great video and two great lovely spirits!!!!

[@chiaraippoliti]

That bell is so loud yet so relaxing haha. I could barely hear you two, though. Lovely video anyway!

[@charlycheer]

Yeah the street was pretty loud. I'm looking into getting a mic. I love doing outdoor videos but usually nature and other things affect the sound quality. All of the questions and answers are also in my blog if that helps!

[@erinabadu9252]

charlycheer

[@yessicajama8821]

loved this video, Awww u guys are sooo cuutee

[@MSEDzirasa2015]

Thanks Iman for sharing your journey and giving us this treat; you are truly beautiful. Love the scarf print :)

[@keymohamad]

I am malaysian.... most tourist and students wear hijab are from malaysia. Love her hijab. ^^

[@Kdoll2cute]

Thanks iman!

[@loverosie4929]

So proud of you Iman #touched :,)

[@andreamoboe]

Great to see you both collaborating :D

[@user-shahadmn2000]

i loved the video thank u for doing this video and post it on ur channel people will know more about muslims

[@liticiasikes2418]

Good video. It was helpful.

[@nikkichristinar]

Wow, thanks for the new perspective! Great information!

[@troubledbory]

Muna Adani sent me here for Iman!! :) This is a very insightful video :) Keep up the great work Bory Chhunn

[@Alyiabubbles]

I admit a lot of Malaysian loves visiting Korea. Most of my friends went to Korea already hehe :D

[@ninjahawari1177]

Alyia Bubbles that why maly men not find women maly cause you dream about the korean while the korean dont love you hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@RanDeVous]

So lucky T.T I want to go to Namsan tower and I want to try skiing. Now ringgits value have dropped so I can't expect to go there

[@h.146]

Loved this video!!

[@vlogofrachel]

Thanks Iman!! Enjoyed the interview, Iman come to Seoultube!! I wanna meet you too :)

[@HijabiinSeoulCity]

Rachel Werz I would love to meet you too! How do I find out the details?

[@charlycheer]

Hijabi in Seoul City I'll send you the details through fb!

[@HijabiinSeoulCity]

charlycheer Great, thank you~!!^^

[@ninjahawari1177]

Hijabi in Seoul City hello sister your parents from were

[@hadhkamusa740]

Hijabi in Seoul City

[@sophiam4436]

Awesome video! Very informative and inspiring. Thank you!

[@blackplight4u]

Wonderful Vlog! I am very happy to see you represent in Korea! Really dope and real!

[@NoMusicNoLife10x]

Thank you so much for making this video together!! :D

[@giftred6943]

thank you for your video and efforts your muslim sister i was shocked when i saw the sweet comments thank you every one big love

[@starzzzy22]

I'm so happy to see this video! More people should understand that regardless of your skin color or religion you can come to Korea! Yeah, you'll stand out but it's going to be okay! Charly, it may be time to invest in a good mic to enhance your sound in your videos.

[@Jimmyageek]

Love it Sister

[@LogenBogen]

Wow amazing interview! I like the idea since I wanna go there too and I'm a Muslim

[@canttouchthis193]

Wow I'm Somali in the US named Iman too 😱 LOL awesome video, very helpful. I've seen many "black in ___" but watching something on someone who is black and hijabi which is super similar to me is veryyyy interesting.

[@cgreeneedu8537]

HI Charlie! Thank you so much for making this video! Didn't know her before, so I learned about a new hijabi in Seoul! :)

[@bakedbunny03]

omg you guys are beautiful!!

[@AneeqaHussain]

loved the video doll

[@NissrineUsumaki]

Thanks Iman!

[@Kdoll2cute]

She's so pretty loved the vid

[@ILoveCello123]

Great video! You both are so sweet :)

[@diceof7]

So lovely!

[@toumi98]

Finally~ Interview with Iman ^^

[@abdullahimo]

proud you being a Somali girl don't forget your values as a Somali Muslim girl

[@asma4333]

+abdullahi mohamud always proud to me somali and Muslim

[@lolli-kpop4985]

Aww, Hijabi in Seoul City in the house, I'm a big fan of you Iman. I really love your videos and your personality. I stalk you in KZbin as well as in Instagram ;) , I just love you. And Thank you so much charlycheer for such an amazing and wonderful video, u two shine like stars.

[@IvyS1120]

This was a great video and I'm glad you finally found someone brave enough to do it. If possible, could u interview indoors, it was a little hard to hear with that bell and other things.

[@selah21740]

These two are gorgeous!

[@فتاةالسلام-م8ص]

Nice video 💙💙 keep going 😉😉

[@Atayfordays]

@HijabiInSeoulCity Nice interview sister. Thanks for sharing....subbed!

[@margaridapatrao8]

She is really charming!

[@AleesyaSmudgysmudge]

Come to Malaysia Iman ♡♡ I'm from Malaysia

[@AleesyaSmudgysmudge]

@Ali Nor Abuu-aisha ohhh hi how was your experience here

[@KellyBelB]

Awesome video!

[@susripathy]

what gorgeous girls, you both are!!! Bravo!! great vid!

[@Suuu-h6s]

Thank you charlycheer

[@adnaosoble3844]

Ya Minnesota gang right here

[@CHERRIOGRANDE]

I'm from Minnesota too!

[@korrina504]

Aaayeee fellow Minnesotan!

[@clementine4133]

thank you both, beautiful women, beautiful spirits.

[@fayc3575]

I'm so inspired... I'm Somalian/Norwegian and yet this is PERFECT. I will someday live in Korea and travel there with my bf xD

[@naomikhalif6954]

lol wow im somali ans norwegian

[@agariol8730]

+Fay c: bf cool whats his nationality ?

[@Fayblous]

+agario L ssssecret xD

[@agariol8730]

Fay c: XD OK haha probably norwegian

[@bintlollipop]

SAME OMG I'm Somali born in Norway too

[@Dangerous0Fairy]

Love you both

[@ainnursyafiahzainy6666]

Yesssss!! I'm Malaysian....!!

[@Xentradi97]

It surprises me just how many muslims are in Korea. I have no problem with any religion as long as they respect others and do not encroach on their beliefs and settle the difference in non-violent way. Nothing irks me more than extreme Evangelical Christians in Korea who desecrates ancient and folk statues and totem poles and sing gospel songs in Buddhist temples and telling them they'll go to hell unless they converted. Absolutely no respect for others what so ever.

[@NadiaZoe1111]

Very interesting video but the background was loud. You both are beautiful women

[@asma4333]

guess who somali here

[@redsea5860]

Great insight thanks

[@zehranur1069]

this video made me smile and go past.. I was praying in the fitting rooms too :)

[@DerangedMitten]

OMG! I am Somali and use to live in Korea! I literally met one Somali person when I was there, would of been cool if we were there the same time!

[@DerangedMitten]

Emilie Lysed I think you will have a great time if you do decide to go to Korea! 1.) Is it expensive? Well I guess this all depends on where it is you will be moving from as well as what your expenses will be. For example, is housing covered with tuition. Since I worked in Korea, my housing was covered which made it even cheaper for me to live there. I would also have to say, compared to where I live in America, I found transportation to be easy and cheap. Food is also pretty cheap. That being said, hopefully someone who studies there can give you a better idea of what life is like there for a student. I would recommend posting a question on reddit they have a sub called /r/korea. If you google reddit Korea it should come up. 2.) I am not sure which city would be best. I lived in Busan and I did find a nice masjid there, I haven't checked other cities but I'm sure there are some other masjids. Seoul is a very diverse city so maybe you'd feel more comfortable there since people are use to seeing a diverse array of people but I do think people will be pretty open in most if not all cities. Also feel free to PM me. Hope this helps.

[@DerangedMitten]

+Nami namii First off, can I commend you on your bravery!! I sent you a message invite, I just feel like it would be a lot easier to have a conversation about my experience! I would also love to hear about your experiences, you sound like such an interesting person!

[@agariol8730]

+Kinsey awesome as muslim girl how was your experience have u met any racism ?

[@hitman8665]

+Nami namii I think your bravery of going to a foreign country while being deaf would definitely stand out and people would like you as a result.

[@hanaahmed5010]

+DonateJamsforJimin omg i love the username armyyy xD

[@majdalosaimi6936]

Oh I've been looking for muslims in Korea cause i was wondering how Koreans would react to hijab. Thank you for this awesome video ^^

[@saraa8557]

mashallah, i’m a somali girl and i want to go to seoul, south korea too but i’m scared of racism 🥺💜 EDIT: OMG I’M FROM MINNESOTA TOO

[@NeighbourhoodCats]

You both have gorgeous skin!mA

[@Mingota100]

Amazing video. I just adore it.. You both are so gorgeous and full of life.. Cheers from Portugal (:

[@kamilia30]

I am a muslum . I'm from algeria , i am brunette and i wear scarf and i want to go to korea to study or live or basiclly anything because i love korea so bad but i am afraid of the racism.

[@beyzaerdem7653]

Oh hunny i think you shouldnt worry. Humans fear of what they dont know. I think if they threat you differently, its because usually what they know islam just by hearing here and there. Probably they will be curious, if they are rude, its because they dont know islam. But when you show them who you are, they will like you, and threat you nicely. And Korean people are generally nice, so dont be afraid! We wont have opportunity to come to earth again when we die. So dont be afraid to take some risks just because you are not confident. Living in an another country is an amazing experience. :)

[@dwillis55dw]

ITS everywhere you go if your skin is black then you will be discriminated against you can't run you can't hide not that you're trying to but it's everywhere no matter what religion you believe in or worship what are you Christian Muslim or any other they do not like black people not talk about people of color as far as Hispanics even though that's not a racist culture they even have the nerve to be racist so keep your head up be proud of what you are and don't let it bother you set your focus on where you want to be and where you want to go don't let no thing or no one stop you peace

[@Molly-jk2ny]

thank you for sharing this amazing video ,I'm a muslim too and i really wanted to know these things ,because i really want to visit Korea ,I'm a fan actually *kpop ,kdramas ,* its like everything about Korea and Korean people makes me happy ,so hhhh^-^.

[@sakeena2618]

sameeee

[@Shannyrulz4eva]

hahahah I pray in changing rooms as well 😂😂👍

[@MaryJane-jb1nz]

Suggestion interview in a not so public place,or try a park or quiet restaurant or a tea cafe

[@charlycheer]

Mary Jane Thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately quiet restaurants don't exist in Korea haha...we both had to travel to meet up so it was hard to find a quiet place. Thanks for watching! Everything mentioned in this video is written in my blog post as well

[@imanemano5932]

i love the video u r so cute both of u i was thinking to go to korea i think u have summarized the experience :)

[@zodiackokoro4132]

Yay shout out to minnesota!!!!

[@yas-leylasoma-bulqase-vega1096]

I am Somali too

[@Gingerandcoco]

Beautiful ladies!

[@kaaaaaya1]

omg omg omg i appreciate you as hell thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooo much for filming this i want to teach english in korea cause it my first year in English studies i just need to have my licence i wish i can know how did u applied for the job

[@rayansenpai6332]

you both r amaziing

[@tesszelda123]

Iman is so pretty!!

[@alyogagames]

Shes so beautiful!!

[@kyni87]

Thank you for the video :) Salam aleykum

[@hyunleah3893]

I can work in Korea someday 😁 I am a Muslim and one of my biggest dream is to work in Seoul, South Korea

[@hyunleah3893]

+정경화 I don't think so Korean hate Muslim .. are you Korean ? &if you ? give me a deeply reason why they hate Muslim ? or your the one who hate Muslim ?

[@hyunleah3893]

+정경화 우리는 이 .. 우리는 같은 하늘 에 살고있는 종교를 미워하지 마세요 .. 나는이슬람 오전 & 내가 우리를 미워하는 사람을 비난 하지 될 것을 자랑스럽게 생각 메신저 하지만 당신은 정말 종교적인 사람은 당신이 세상 "사랑 을 이해할 수있는 경우 & 존중 " 당신 및 당신의 마음 을 열어 축복 .

[@hitman8665]

+Hyun Leah (Lee Joon Gi) how did you learn Korean?

[@snowball5348]

+Hyun Leah (Lee Joon Gi) You should see what happen in Europe. Who believe Islam is peaceful religion?

[@hyunleah3893]

sno2 bell​ you are right .. Who believe in Islam are peaceful & there heart are peaceful too

[@LucieeLux3]

you guys actually kinda look alike...Gorgeous

[@0o0_27]

I'm a Muslim Somalian too. I really want to visit korea

[@TheStyker]

sumayo abdi xaliimo oo Korean jecleen Ma jirto hahahah

[@kulman1]

Don't come here! (From a korean.)

[@bazli83]

They do have nice skin! Haha, yes, us Malaysians visit Korea in droves. So yeah, that is why they ask. Hey Iman, do come to Malaysia if you haven't!.

[@tamarmurphy6492]

okay ive noticed that pure african women have like the best skin ever!!! and iman are one of those women omg the both you have lovely skin, oh and the vid was awesome, and interesting.

[@osmanisse1640]

Iman mashalah for the hijab...iam somali muslim

[@yikushieda]

she's very sweet

[@christynunu1287]

eman youre soooooooooooooooo pretty

[@fatenhigaziify]

I like open minded people 😃

[@missk159]

I thought the friend looked Somali, such beautiful eyes!