How I went from child refugee to international model | Halima Aden

[@nimahmohd8677]

Its really difficult for a black muslim and Somali women to be successful, but she did it so we can do even better

[@caadleofficiall5979]

#naima #mohd exactly byoh because #Halima #Aden's is the first girl for a black mulim Somali American that's a successful

[@blueskies000]

Why is there so much hate on this video? Just because someone is different from you does not make them a threat. She's saying that wearing the hijab is right for her, not that it's right for everyone. She's sharing her story and I think that's a beautiful thing. We can learn so much from one another.

[@hawakarshe7904]

B 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@standarddichotomycontrol1279]

Am sure the only hate available for ignorance is WHIMS, same as wind that comes out from the backyard of men. Add it more please!

[@lorianne4608]

What an intelligent, caring, beautiful and courageous girl!

[@MyName-fr3nf]

So surprising how most of the hate comments are Indian people who have nothing to do but hate on the internet. Halima is a beautiful and an inspirational figure. MashaAllah. May God protect you.

[@hendgamal8]

Her message was : educate and give opportunities to refugee children. Did the people leaving these nasty comments watch something different?

[@teklithadera4965]

I am from Eritrea and we are black really I’m proud of you Halima. I like your beautiful story to remember in this time halima my sister from another mother and father loool

[@justmisha1282]

@@FashionBIRD404 what? they are black.

[@heather3439]

Way too many hateful people in the comments section. She made it out of the refugee camp and has the chance to spread her story and raise awareness for those people who were unable to make it out of the refugee camp. Stop hating on her for being successful and trying to help others.

[@h0ne5t1y3]

The thing is we take education for granted, because we've had it easy,

[@aliadammy]

We proud our Somali girls they are just beautiful, and intelligent, don’t get jealous if any other girl read this it’s real!

[@nejateshetu7826]

I am not jealous...I am one of the heroes and I think we all are depending on our life journey.

[@heloopeople4940]

Thank you I am a Somali Muslim girl

[@rukioadanmohamud4651]

Eeww wtf did just say idiot

[@farhiyahassan2151]

@@rukioadanmohamud4651 shut up

[@funnyboy9471]

Right we love our girls

[@chibichan1791]

She Is such an inspiration. I hope she always stays true to herself

[@kaylalastname2797]

Why are people so hateful and mean in the comments this was an amazing ted talk

[@browskie333]

@@Pepestock aww. Another dillusional ignorant person. Even if it is, what can you do to stop it?

[@mayark9618]

Pepe Stock is Soaring People like you are destroying the world.

[@acacius9903]

@@Pepestock Wasn't the west that conquered and stole from the rest of the world? WTF are you talking about? The West started the mess in Africa and Middle East/Asia and the rest of the Americas except the US and Canada. The West is to blame for the mess and in the Middle East at this time definetely.

[@saniyyamirza492]

Everyone in the comments section is so ignorant. She's breaking barriers and spreading diversity while you call her oppressed for wearing a hijab when it's obviously her choice. She's not representing every Muslim, she's representing herself. She's not normalizing oppression, because if you listened at all you'll know she's anything but. You're treating her like she's the first person who's benefited from her looks, while majority of Western celebrities are famous because they've won the genetic lottery. Your racism, prejudice and Islamophobia is showing. Meet a Muslim in real life and your hate-induced views will change.

[@shimmer4771]

Well said, but I honestly think people wanna be ignorant. In their eyes, ignorance is bliss. The only way to make things better is not respond. ❤

[@hamdijama2575]

Beautifully smart and eloquent

[@animefan3985]

M S America is a secular country it's not a Christian one.

[@shimmer4771]

@M S America is not a Christian country. It's not secular. We have freedom of religion, not one religion.

[@shimmer4771]

@M S 1. I was born here, check my birth certificate. 2. My DNA results include Native American. 3. America has separation of Church and state. 4. America NOT secular. 5. This isn't the 40s.

[@shimmer4771]

@M S Honestly, America is not secular. Also, if America is proud of its Christian values, why's it deny being founded on slavery? Taking the land from the Natives?

[@smilinxig9272]

Qs. Al-Hujurat [49:13] "O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted".

[@serenitygoodwyn]

A beautiful woman, overcoming the odds against her, blazing a trail for change, giving hope to many. Then I read the comments below, guess there isn't much hope for humanity after all!!!

[@serenitygoodwyn]

The woman in the video isn't wearing a burka, shes wearing a hijab. And who are you to tell a woman what she can and can't wear , how is insisting that a woman can't wear a burka or hijab if that is her preference and belief any different from those who insist that she must? It's not Islam that suppresses women, its the culture or the specific place it's just those cultures use Islam as an excuse to do so. That is true weather that culture is insisting a woman wears items of clothing she doesn't wish to or insists she doesn't wear an item of clothing she wishes to. There is nothing offensive about covering ones head, go back 70 years and every woman in the UK/America would have worn a hat to go out. Some churches still insist women cover their head when they attend service or testify and the Queen still insists that all women in the Royal Family still wear a hat/hair covering in public how is that any different.

[@serenitygoodwyn]

Frebellion you're welcome, I just wish people would stop telling women what they can and can't wear, should or shouldn't believe. It shows just how little respect these people have for women , when they assume that because a women wears a burqa she is being manipulated or oppressed ,women are neither stupid nor incapable. No doubt there are women who are forced to wear such against her will under threat of violence etc and that is also wrong but it isn't a religion that does that, its an individual or a society. The most frustrating thing is, most of these people wouldn't look twice at a Catholic Nun, who bar covering her face dresses similarly for similar reasons! It doesn't even make sense.

[@sciencefiction2665]

What is the difference between a Burka and a hijab? Both degrade women and come from cultures/religions that seem sexiest. I find it sad that a woman brought up with those beliefs, thinks it's a choice. I guess the cultures/religions are good at brain washing as well! It's like saying I'm a minority, but it's my choice. I encourage anyone to try and change my mind.

[@serenitygoodwyn]

Science fiction 26, how exactly does an item of clothing degrade a woman, inanimate objects do not degrade women, people do! Realistically clothing comes down to one thing, protecting us from the elements, any belief or thought about an item of clothing beyond 'do I need to wear this to survive?' is a cultural or religious belief. Where I live in the UK, in sunny weather (hardly ever happens) it is considered acceptable for a man to be topless in public but not a woman, a woman would be expected to wear a bikini top as minimum . If I go on holiday to a resort in mainland Europe where it is perfectly acceptable for a woman to sunbath topless but based on my upbringing in the UK chose not to, am I oppressed or brain washed,? I would certainly feel degraded if someone tried to force me to go topless against my wishes. I don't know where you live, Assuming it is somewhere that at least occasionally has warm weather where it wouldn't be a health hazard to go naked, would you frequent a nudest beach and strip naked in front of strangers, because if you wouldn't then by your logic you are also brain washed because as I said the only biological necessity around clothing is to protect you from the elements and if it's warm enough there is no reason not to go naked other than your own personal beliefs (although sun cream is recommended). Likewise by your own logic if you can't walk down the street in your local town naked on days warm enough to pose no risk to you're health without being heckled or worse arrested, then you are oppressed and you have just been brain washed into thinking that it is unacceptable! Islam isn't any more sexist than any other religion, in fact it is probably far less sexist than Christianity from the bits of the two holy books I have read (I follow no organised religion but I do find them interesting)., In both religions there are individuals that use the religion as an excuse to oppress women, Catholicism and birth control anyone? The culture of many Islamic countries may be sexist but then so is every other country on the planet to a greater or lesser extent. Women still do not get equal pay to their male counterparts doing the same job in either the UK or USA for example. I totally support equal rights for women (after all the two things that lead to prosperity in a country without fail are educating their women and giving them control over their reproduction and prosperity is good for everyone men and women), but clearly you don't as you want to dictate what women but not men can wear!!! I ask again how is that any different to the people you claim are sexist for forcing women to ware a burka? All the Abrahamic religions state that men should grow their beard, should we also outlaw men having beards because it oppresses them and degrades them?

[@sciencefiction2665]

@@serenitygoodwyn That is an interesting point of view. Firstly I do think everyone should be equal to, but I don't see how being nude and the burka are the same. We identify people by there face. If it were only an item of clothing, how come men for that religion don't wear one. I agree with you on the religions as I don't follow any either, but where did the burka come from? Was is from a holy book or a new trendy scarf for women? If it were a scarf and didn't cover half your head, then I wouldn't care.

[@maars75]

With zero exaggeration, EVERYTHING is 10 times WAY easier where you're beautiful/handsome 😭😭😭😭

[@animefan3985]

Mår that's true 😩😂

[@diamondsaf5064]

Exactly

[@Natasha-i4i]

But beauty is relative I mean what's beautiful for you can be ugly for me and moreover I believe the true beauty is that of the soul

[@memorymalunga670]

What a beautiful, intelligent woman. Her story is powerful and like what she said, this story is about hope!!

[@aryanachoudhury3199]

Such a beautiful soul. She deserves all the success 💖

[@carolinamendez97]

She's so beautiful! She's on Fenty Beauty's campain

[@rabiawaris6597]

I love how she put Deen before Dunya, she is a role model

[@hayatmuhammad6709]

You got a chance and you grab it ... everyone is born with talents

[@zainabzahid4482]

I wanna be like her......😓😓

[@somalitalent197]

You can. I believe not less than that of Halima, but even much better. Just be you n trust yourself. All the best.

[@dawnroper1567]

You are beautiful, Halima. Inside and out. May you always prosper.

[@urjib3095]

A beautiful and inspirational woman, sadly but expectedly ignorant people continue to overlook it

[@jacopabdurahmanali4408]

Go Forward Halima Edam Am Supporting u

[@wickededogirl]

I'm* ❤️

[@kshinokevin]

young, tough and educated - an underrated inspiring, up and coming breakout star of the SI (Sports Illustrated) magazine and the famous "Vogue" fashion magazine

[@umumumtaz1300]

wow halima I proud of you and now I live in kakumo refugee camp and one day I'm expecting to came to USA

[@alryanabdallah7013]

So many hateful people here. She is just trying to inspire young women like myself with strict parents. She wants people to hear her story and how she got to where she is. Stop saying that she only got to where she is with being “hot” she got to where she is by being her self and embracing the fact that she is a somali model.

[@Entergalactic]

@M S hateful again

[@starwizzyy]

@M S then blame the government! TELL YOUR GOVERNMENT THAT, rushing to a youtube comment section and hating on someone isn't the way to "fix your problem"

[@starwizzyy]

@M S the democrats don't do it alone you know, in order to pass something both Democrats and republicans. And I agree that the American people need to be taken care of first but i'm saying don't hate on the refugees for something the government is doing. These people have suffered from something even the American government was a part of, they need care and they are humans it's only natural to help them. the US isn't the only country taking refugees. Also keep in mind that refugees are also immigrants, which is literally this country's history

[@starwizzyy]

@M S Telling them they aren't wanted here is pretty much stupid bc you don't speak for the whole population

[@ahmedeeqnur4047]

Bless you sister we're proud of you Brother from UK London,

[@abdullahiyare4699]

THE GOLD LADY;HALIMA KEEP GOING YOU ARE AN AMBASSADOR FOR HUMAN BEING

[@AthumaniFNgoma]

Am from Tanzania and swahili is were it come from ....Am try to bold .... Keep it up beatfull girl i like everything from you May Allah bleass you

[@somalidhalad3483]

Our queen Halima Adan allah protect you we're proud of you ♥♥♥

[@amina8048]

Sister, you shouldve typed Allah with a capital letter. You didnt forget to write both of Halima's names with capital letters)

[@ultramarinewaters9325]

I really enjoyed this talk. In this world, we need hope!

[@aminsahid5636]

Proud to be Somali. Somali girls are intelligence.

[@nublessed8993]

SHES AN AMAZING GIRL WTF IS UP WITH THE DISLIKES??

[@sophyasra8916]

Your success comes from happiness a content of heart

[@LetsHangOutWithAmna]

Chill out! You don’t like her? Just leave. Its always better to say nothing rather than saying hurtful words to someone. Every person is a human that feel. A person who has a miserable life is the one that speaks bad words to make someone else miserable. I hope they feel better.

[@sudebayrakc5585]

@M S i wish native americans could say the same thing to your imperialist ancestors. but here we are.

[@girlyx4082]

M S you’re not American unless you’re a Native Indian. You’re an immigrant too and your ancestors changed the culture and massacred.

[@garoafkaaga1228]

Such a Beautiful girl! Beautiful heart!!

[@miskisheikhabdirahman9762]

I'm impressed with your talk, i really those kids in rufugee to get better life than the have right now. What i always believe in is " what matter is where I'm heading and not where i am from".So be it born in palace or refugee camp we all created equally thats why we are born in 9 months therefore be the coach in your life and build the best you could.

[@miskisheikhabdirahman9762]

@Zacky Ahamed Alhamdulillah

[@sagalwarsame7342]

Beautiful woman mansha Allah 😘😘

[@naziradil]

If it was not America you would never been this successful Halima Aden. I can only pray- God bless America, God bless America, God bless America! Long live America.

[@yasinsalah6538]

Masha allah OUR BRAVE SOMALIE WOMEN.. MAY ALLAH PROTECT YOU. YOU ARE SO SMART.....

[@anababdihakim1505]

Mashaallah my sister... Wallahi you have opened my eyes

[@abdirisak2252]

somali people who watch this should congratulate her and dont jealous with her achievements and accomplishments all of the above she deserves role model of somali young girls. move forward sis.

[@krazy1376]

ABDI RISAK war amus.

[@amiraandita891]

Halima, you are so damn isnpiring! Idk why this video made me realized the value within myself. You deserve all those things u got inppon your level right know. Such an amazing idol!

[@AhmedOmar-no1ci]

Splendid and outstanding personality We proud to have such smart and It’s nothing but The Grace of Allah.

[@rokiaatia7517]

I love u halima Aden because you proud of your religion and not change to like foreign society

[@morenulianu1909]

She Is Super Model,super cute,super smart,super Humble,super Pretty

[@ShobiShobu]

What a inspiring journey to look for, truly Incredible life lesson from you Halima😇👍

[@meychannel797]

Asxbta inta nabiga scw jecel channel keyga soo booqda waxan rajeena ina ka faaidaan .

[@AmazingVideos-qf5ed]

Whats the point of collecting likes?

[@alexf800]

Wow showing her hair goes against her beliefs. So thought provoking and painful. Thank you Halim. You empowered me. You’re amazing. You made it out of Africa. You’re a hero.

[@Entergalactic]

i don t get your point of her making it out of africa, is africa a shithole or what?

[@mocua2910]

Alex F. You are sick

[@lovechannel4451]

Don't never exchange this process for live... I'll hope you a vital successful for our beautiful girl..

[@subiyaamreen3023]

She's an inspiration to other Muslim girls who suffer, and shows hope to them.

[@j4nn4h4sh]

WAIT SHR WAS HOMECOMING QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!!

[@summerzlitni6026]

Am I the only one who cried 😓😩

[@ismahanmbeauty7366]

My inspiration my Halims proud of you 🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴

[@nafishy]

TeD you are doing a really good job!!

[@Sabrasiman9]

I supported you halima aaddn

[@abdibasiddolaal6671]

I am so glad that this girle is somali girle go forward sister love you

[@vinyfiny2019]

What is going on with the comments on this channel about ANY video referencing race, religion, sexual orientation, or personal rights? I'm legitimately asking. It seems like these videos summon all the trolls from all the dungeons far and wide. It's gotten to the point where I can almost predict the comments and like/dislike ratio based purely on the title of the video...

[@jaieet]

There is a genuine and staggering effort by alt-righters and paid propagandists to 'attack' the left. The alt-right, in particular, has been documented to move around in hordes and try to direct the flow of conversation in their favour. A lot of these accounts are alternate accounts. But there's also groups that just trove around in messaging servers, link to something that needs disliking, and have at it. It's a pretty gross state of affairs

[@vinyfiny2019]

dev0n james LOL. Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer planted this Muslim Somali girl in a random TED Talk to brainwash you into becoming a snowflake. You've gotten to the bottom of it Batman! "tHe LeFt", Jesus Christ... Your whole comment is out of the "What to Be Triggered About Today" handbook. This girl is telling her story because she thinks it'll give other people in a similar situation some hope. Just because there's people out there that use similar topics for political gain doesn't mean that's all those topics represent.

[@BH-pk6ng]

you are not legitimately asking. by labeling everyone opposed to your view a troll you show your biases...

[@Sarah-rf5rj]

It's called islamophobic and ignorant, I can't image these trolls traveling away from their caves to other countries like Dubai, Malaysia and Indonesia. They'd be screaming like freaks

[@MeanOldLady]

@@Sarah-rf5rj - No, it's morons like you who CHOOSE to remain ignorant about this murderous cult that has butchered over 270 MILLION people throughout its 1400 year history. They are crybullies & constantly feign victim status to gain sympathy from useful idiots. When a bully on the playground gets punched by his victim & claims he himself was the true victim, everyone knows he is a liar! The same is true with islam! This horrible cult has committed nearly 34,000 GLOBAL terrorist attacks since 9/11 & only useful idiots for their cause continue to believe their lies that islam is a "religion of peace". Listen to ex-muslims! They are the ones who tell the truth. They risk their own lives to tell people about the horrors of this cult & people like you would be WISE to listen to them instead of dismissing legitimate criticism as "islamophobia". It's islamorealism. Wake up & stop being willfully stupid about this cult!

[@ImDougDimmadome]

I follow her on Instagram. So cool to see her share her story like this.

[@starrapid400]

can u tell me her IG?

[@noaha5484]

楊誠君 Halima

[@starrapid400]

Noah A thx dude

[@elperroreggae]

A black and white picture in the 2000s though?

[@AbAb-dh7yq]

I'm proud of you sis 👌❤ keep it up👍

[@hudamahmoud7367]

I love you halima aden❤

[@8ColousBIT]

Majority of comments against, still have more likes (?)

[@JiaFit]

IM NOT CRYING IM NOT CRYING IM NOT CRYING

[@Nikko911]

can you please invite kylie jenner next, to talk about her first milk and cerial experience?

[@hannahmarsh1804]

cereal*.. if you're gonna be critical please at least be literate...

[@Nikko911]

+Hannah Marsh yea cause you never had a typo in your life. it happens when you type fast and dont use auto-correction. also did it ever occur to you that my vision might not be the best anymore, and that english isnt my native language? the fact that you immediately jumped to the "being illiterate" conclusion, only shows how simple minded you are...

[@hannahmarsh1804]

ok buddy

[@Nikko911]

+Hannah Marsh im not your buddy, friend.

[@ayuparpe1580]

*losers are every where. some of them watch TEDx 'new info'm*

[@tegs5756]

y’all are so bitter and angry in this comment section fr find other hobbies

[@BH-pk6ng]

like complaining about other commentors^^ the irony

[@Ninja-Alinja]

We will when they stop shoving his hijab propaganda in our face

[@felicita59]

I thing your comment is bitter even more

[@mayark9618]

heatseeker She is free to whatever what she wants. It’s none of your business. It’s freedom.

[@Ninja-Alinja]

@@mayark9618 and it's my freedom to point out I strongly disagree, so get bent.

[@isratabib4787]

Haleeeemaa we love you 💜✨

[@maxamedabshir1181]

she is good and also suggested touchable orientation

[@fernandolee8591]

She is the miss universe

[@AbdallahBotan]

Great Somali.

[@iamsk1899]

One and only Queen

[@effluent4u]

a story from one in a million real lives makes people feel better doesn't it?

[@SocratesAlexander]

Its interesting how everybody think the same way. She is lucky being beautiful. Nothing more than that.

[@bjovers1]

I am the captain now

[@somaliano99kingkonghimself75]

The movie played you bro just admit hahaha we are the captans of awer live get to know the somalish comunatey

[@mohammedabdullaahi6004]

Strong women ❤️❤️

[@esterification3858]

A QUEENNNNN

[@deonnnorton9384]

How inspiring. Finally the hijab getting the respect it deserves

[@jplichta]

how does a piece of cloth deserve respect lol

[@halfwaysleet]

Hijab is a symbol of oppression that deserves to be respected because of free will... Don't believe it should be celebrated though.

[@Killbill1933]

WTF?!?

[@Tsukiko.97]

If this world went on the order of derservance then reality would be drastically different.

[@gigabasedpilled5824]

Wearing that rug on your head deserve no respect some with their stupid religion!

[@naimadahab5262]

So proud of you beautiful 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍

[@fredhampton321]

There are many nice comments ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@amalitofunnykittensvlogs647]

Wow she awesome 😍 so pretty.. brave.she so smart

[@Prasttika]

let's learn more about islam, should we?

[@yahy5456]

Says who?

[@odetothemasses]

@M S uh move lmao

[@girlyx4082]

M S As an American you should respect other’s religions because America doesn’t have a specific colour or religion.

[@menah327]

@M S ignorance, ignorance, ignorance

[@menah327]

@M S so blatantly saying "no, not in America" to the question of "We should learn more about Islam" isn't ignorant, where's your logic. saying you're "knowledgeable on Islam" doesn't change anything. if you were knowledgeable in any way, you would know to respect everyone for their beliefs unless respect is not given to you.

[@samiyamohamed500]

Good job girl

[@xdgaming5038]

Hi Halimo I’ve seen you graduate which my uncle

[@naba__7714]

OMG I LOVE THIS GIRL ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@user-dn2zj4fo5m]

She is a queen 👑💖🥰

[@MamasodaMamasoda]

love from somalia halima ur so cute ppe

[@MM-kz2zd]

please what does this mean( boy were there struggles ) in minute 0.55

[@d3sid3ratah4]

mmM mmM its a expression, a light way ( without delving into it) to describe how difficult life was at times.

[@henaahmad8877]

Beautiful sister ,i am mesmarised by your speech😘😘😘😘😘😘💔💔💔💔💔💔awesome

[@rashkacadde9201]

Halima 💖💖💖💖

[@abdiazizabdille2711]

Maasha Allah wlshy horay usoco marwlbo

[@babychewie6178]

we are proud of you. may Allah bless you

[@jasenkavukelic5047]

So beautiful and inspiring!

[@jasenkavukelic5047]

Hvala ti! Bog te blagoslovio! Thank you! God bless you too!

[@abdulmumin6251]

Somalian woman are the most beautiful woman on earth

[@madinamassoud2312]

in meanwhile in Iran my friends getting arrested for trying to take IT ( hijab) off just to take a selfie :( Also Halima made "Islam" sounded like its a race , its not. I am glad she choses to wear the hijab however i feel that women who wants to take IT off are the brave ones ( in my humble opinion)

[@wanrieabigailmarybooth824]

Wow

[@menah327]

what's your point

[@forestsprite30]

Not really. Loads of people take it off and society supports them in that. It's much harder to keep it on.

[@Suad-pf3kz]

Masha Allah ✅ halimo Aadan❤💞

[@mawliidyusuf5060]

Mashallh wonderfull struglle go forward ss 👏 role model of somali girls

[@lucia5227]

Lmao right-wings are so scared of other realities

[@halfwaysleet]

2:03 There always needs to be a first in order for change to happen ;)

[@joejoetheminer1008]

halfwaysleet your first

[@halfwaysleet]

[@ros4395]

Terrible bad religion

[@AbdulYusuf9]

Halima🇸🇴❤️💯