What does it mean to be African | Imad Mesdoua | TEDxEustonSalon

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@quintinopinto1083
@quintinopinto1083 6 жыл бұрын
had to pause and comment in order not to forget what I wanted to say. This is not to step on others toes; honestly he's the first north African I've ever seen to be so proud of being African. I once worked with an Egyptian who never saw himself as African and thought he was superior to sub Saharan African. My guy u b real man. Congrt.
@joojo29
@joojo29 5 жыл бұрын
Quintino Pinto his experience traveling through Africa is what has shaped his understanding of what it means to be African. I too have met some North Africans who do not consider themselves as Africans. Kudos to brother Imad Mesdoua.
@brothacaim
@brothacaim 5 жыл бұрын
@@joojo29 well,that is because they are not.they are descendents of the first arab settlers the chose to stay there.but in what concerns to african culture,traditions or even genetics,they have none
@binizmelekot2911
@binizmelekot2911 5 жыл бұрын
@Mustafa Yusuf Who made you in charge of handing out African identity certificates or taking it away? Wtf
@diasporaafortiori5180
@diasporaafortiori5180 5 жыл бұрын
@@binizmelekot2911 if I was born in Japan... would I then be Japanese/ Asian?
@fountainmay4175
@fountainmay4175 5 жыл бұрын
@Mustafa Yusuf Typical ENVIOUS backward cattle MENTALITY you have..... Why don't you just applaud him instead of being ENVIOUS OF A well done speech....Mtcheeww
@emmanuelsimiyu5007
@emmanuelsimiyu5007 6 жыл бұрын
I am Kenyan,my greatest African icon is Amilcar Cabral(Cape Verdean),my best musician Fela Kuti(Nigerian),My role model is Mandela(S.African),My African inspiration Ancient Egypt. So yeah,I am pan-Africa,every African should be....
@Bigbaby071
@Bigbaby071 6 жыл бұрын
Emmanuel Simiyu - I hope you don't think ancient people of Ta-Meri looked any different than you. The unity of the African continent is important but don't forsake the history of how certain people came into our motherland. The people who now live in North Africa are predominantly descendants of invaders - 629-641 AD.
@eddierocksteady5740
@eddierocksteady5740 6 жыл бұрын
you're indeed a pan-Africanist and i am very thankful for your comment.
@tuforu4
@tuforu4 6 жыл бұрын
thomas sonkara was far ahead , u got noo industrialists wake up
@tuforu4
@tuforu4 6 жыл бұрын
its a bigger mess now....u need white managers.
@chaanebe2539
@chaanebe2539 6 жыл бұрын
Emmanuel Simiyu He is (not) African; he is an Arab.
@tellemthanks8071
@tellemthanks8071 6 жыл бұрын
I’m African and that’s the only nationality I have and know about. Yes I was born in The Gambia 🇬🇲 but Africa is everything to me! We Africans are Unique!
@astraeashaw4768
@astraeashaw4768 6 жыл бұрын
Of course you are! So are we White people!
@alimustafa3188
@alimustafa3188 6 жыл бұрын
+Astraea Shaw . Afrika is raising
@jawo1676
@jawo1676 5 жыл бұрын
Nice one
@wiseteacher3599
@wiseteacher3599 5 жыл бұрын
@Fanta Graham Mankind originated in Africa.
@diasporaafortiori5180
@diasporaafortiori5180 5 жыл бұрын
@@timothymahon7836 I do agree all of mankind originated from Africa, but if you truly believed that was the purpose of your first comment?
@zolanoble38
@zolanoble38 5 жыл бұрын
I would recommend this talk to all African especially South Africans who struggle to live together with our brothers and sisters in one accord.
@derciafernando3864
@derciafernando3864 5 жыл бұрын
I'm Mozambican and I love being African, our strength, faith and perseverance despite all challenges we face
@terrapinalive6192
@terrapinalive6192 3 жыл бұрын
Sim.Fernando
@TheNyakaat
@TheNyakaat 6 жыл бұрын
I am Nigerian. Sending nothing but love, your way.
@Hermessyhead
@Hermessyhead 6 жыл бұрын
This is very impressive, finally someone dared to speak those words. Proud African.
@DJCole34
@DJCole34 6 жыл бұрын
Purely Nana and beautiful.
@MatchAccepted
@MatchAccepted 6 жыл бұрын
No, he just an occupant not native.
@afrohighborn262
@afrohighborn262 6 жыл бұрын
Nefertiti Nefertiti word..... as far as I can tell they r no different than the whites
@Diamondintherough22
@Diamondintherough22 6 жыл бұрын
Nefertiti Nefertiti lol you sound a lot like an American and not an African😂
@Hermessyhead
@Hermessyhead 6 жыл бұрын
Match Accepted well you missed the whole point of the ted talk, we’re a mixed race and our location in Africa makes us light skinned. Oh and FYI, we do have dark skinned people in Algeria and they represent a big part of our culture. Try again.
@makeracistsafraidagain7608
@makeracistsafraidagain7608 5 жыл бұрын
Am proud Africans Ethiopian 🇪🇹 mother and father from South Sudan 🇸🇸 I will always be an Africans son, thank you bro for telling those who don’t know that they’re Africans but live in Africa continent like those in the north of Africa....brothers and sisters we are all Africans and let us united as one ☝🏿 proud Africans continent ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️✌️✌️🥰🥰🇸🇸🇪🇹
@missbarn2396
@missbarn2396 2 жыл бұрын
I united Africa ♥️♥️♥️
@ghanouspeaks8043
@ghanouspeaks8043 4 жыл бұрын
Algeria is proud of u my brother we are all Africans and we are all together 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@msewanet7036
@msewanet7036 6 жыл бұрын
I'm from Kenya and am immensely inspired by what my African brother Imad has said, absolutely great stuff. I will share this along. Let us focus on the mission of uniting our continent and rediscovering our shared mission and values.
@thefalseprophet3025
@thefalseprophet3025 4 жыл бұрын
Dont be gullible..this guy is not African he is a descendant of arab muslims who invaded Africa. Islam only respects Islam and considers all non muslims as infidels.
@thefalseprophet3025
@thefalseprophet3025 4 жыл бұрын
@Simple Styles that's an incomplete sentence dont get your point.
@paulahanachor5398
@paulahanachor5398 Жыл бұрын
@@thefalseprophet3025 why is your username the false prophet? Just asking
@tee5634
@tee5634 4 жыл бұрын
I am a Bahamian and I am a proud African.
@ngalahansel6066
@ngalahansel6066 Ай бұрын
Sending love from Cameroon, Equatorial Africa
@ovigweeguegu2551
@ovigweeguegu2551 6 жыл бұрын
Wonderful speech, inspiring. The 7 people who disliked this video were impacted the most, he challenged their ideas about themselves and identities they hold dear.
@ovigweeguegu2551
@ovigweeguegu2551 6 жыл бұрын
Nefertiti Nefertiti Well said, I am really ready to talk about this even more if you have the time, but not here. Thanks.
@theorderofthebees7308
@theorderofthebees7308 Жыл бұрын
Well said
@chouroukabchiche7263
@chouroukabchiche7263 4 жыл бұрын
we are so proud of you wlid bladi🇩🇿🥰❣I'm so️ proud to be Algerian🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿 and African
@sladepubg1721
@sladepubg1721 3 жыл бұрын
💙
@luna39900
@luna39900 5 жыл бұрын
let's be honest most North Africans like to realign themselves with UAE. I've met plenty who said they are not african....except Gadafi. if we could see most North Africans like our brother here accepting our identity as african that would be fantastic.
@bunadem1254
@bunadem1254 3 жыл бұрын
Vive l'Afrique 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿
@originaleverythingelseisca5977
@originaleverythingelseisca5977 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@jinnybikini
@jinnybikini 6 жыл бұрын
I am glad that you sir as a North African consider yourself African. I have met some Algerians, Moroccans, Tunisians, Egyptians and North Sudanese who do not see themselves as Africans. A co-worker once told me of an argument she had with a Tunisian Lady who did not consider herself African. This lady did not even know that Tunisia is in Africa.
@allanchristian4573
@allanchristian4573 6 жыл бұрын
jinny bikini same here I have met a lot of them they don’t consider themselves as african
@lolnoob5015
@lolnoob5015 6 жыл бұрын
That isn't because they don't believe they're African, but because they believe African = Bantu people
@lolnoob5015
@lolnoob5015 6 жыл бұрын
There is hate between Africans, does that make them less African?
@jasonbourne6365
@jasonbourne6365 5 жыл бұрын
@@lolnoob5015 They are not Africans. Different tribes. African is Bantu.
@tanumzalendo1567
@tanumzalendo1567 5 жыл бұрын
The North Africans don’t consider themselves Africans.... their are Arabs who exist in African continent
@Karl2MK
@Karl2MK 5 жыл бұрын
In Summary: let us fufil our generational mission.. 1. Reclaiming our shared heritage. 2. Reviving our binding values. 3. Reshaping the narrative for ourselves.
@truemindstv142
@truemindstv142 5 жыл бұрын
Truly compelling
@originaleverythingelseisca5977
@originaleverythingelseisca5977 2 жыл бұрын
Thats a good one!!
@jeanclaudewodok2574
@jeanclaudewodok2574 5 жыл бұрын
African and very proud too. Standing ovation. Our culture, our education, our unity...
@ljubuntu8451
@ljubuntu8451 6 жыл бұрын
You are my African brother, I have no doubt about it. I am very proud of you.
@artmanrom
@artmanrom 6 жыл бұрын
:) If you are really like his brother, why didn't advised him to correctly write from now on, by letting a space after each of the punctuation sign, just as yourself are doing?
@MatchAccepted
@MatchAccepted 6 жыл бұрын
wt are u saying?
@MatchAccepted
@MatchAccepted 6 жыл бұрын
He is not African period
@MatchAccepted
@MatchAccepted 6 жыл бұрын
Because I am a citizen of the U.K I am not Europian
@lilsomething8905
@lilsomething8905 6 жыл бұрын
@@MatchAccepted He is African. His root's are in Africa
@davidnk673
@davidnk673 6 жыл бұрын
Bright mind and kind heart. But I would say this; a lot of my friends went on to study in Maghreb countries and have been segregated and sometimes assaulted. Moreover, what happened in Libya... Anyways there's a dialogue that needs to be held between sub-Saharan African countries and Maghreb countries regarding those issues. In order to solve a problem, one needs to recognize that there is one.
@abandonedfragmentofhope5415
@abandonedfragmentofhope5415 3 жыл бұрын
I believe he recognises it. But yes it must be addressed.
@chelseakisukwa8994
@chelseakisukwa8994 6 жыл бұрын
Imad u r true African. I need to meet soon. M a Kenyan. U r old than ua age,. B blessed Sir
@augustineandem1708
@augustineandem1708 6 жыл бұрын
Imad are so eloquent and versatile. I watched and listen to the video over and over again. For once I thought you to be a literary scholar until I read your profile. You reignited that fire of repositioning our continent. I saw and listened to your postcolonial thoughts reminding me of the uniqueness of our continent, Africa. Africa of our proud heritage. Africa of China Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Nelson Mandela, the Great Egyptian pyramid, Leopold Sedar Senghor, David Diop, Aime Cesaire, Leon Damas. Africa of which my grandmother spoke about. I am proud to be African. Thank you Imad.
@samanyamark6057
@samanyamark6057 5 жыл бұрын
Of all the talks I have listened to, this has been more revealing and unifying. Thanks Imad Mesdoua. Re-educating our selves about Africa as a whole is very necessary. Thanks. I am apologetically proud to be African.
@rehema2018
@rehema2018 5 жыл бұрын
Proud African Tanzanian 🇹🇿 Jambo Habari Zenu
@smithnxumalo7590
@smithnxumalo7590 4 жыл бұрын
Sijambo nzuri , asante dada☺...Namimi nakupenda Africa . From South Africa😂
@mawuommarial3844
@mawuommarial3844 5 жыл бұрын
I am african and proud be south sudanese
@kakubanda3744
@kakubanda3744 4 жыл бұрын
feeling African and being African should be the same thing but theres a discussion amongst us that is missing
@lailax7560
@lailax7560 5 жыл бұрын
very powerful, very true in the perspective of the way mainstream ideologies are perceived!
@olimukanya
@olimukanya 5 жыл бұрын
Proud to be African and Congolese❤❤🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩
@mungimichael3131
@mungimichael3131 3 жыл бұрын
The first north African to proudly say he is an African. Wowww
@JohnFekoloid
@JohnFekoloid 3 жыл бұрын
When he began speaking, I heard the Lagos, Nigerian accent in his voice. i wasn't quite sure. I was wondering. Isn't this a white man?. When he later stated that he did come and school in Lagos Nigeria.. that was it. That accent doesn't disappoint.
@incogb6696
@incogb6696 2 жыл бұрын
like he said in 16:40 "if you don't have a strong voice people will speak up for you" -- people, as in people like YOU! speaking about people like ME..aughh
@iguehiomole9177
@iguehiomole9177 6 жыл бұрын
An inspiring piece. More Africans need to embrace the view of a shared heritage. Sadly however, the North African-Subsaharan divide is one that will persist if we do not look past the biases and unite over a common mission/destiny. Attempting to understand the biases from the receivers' end (empathy) would go a long way in bridging this gap a little more each time.
@diasporaafortiori5180
@diasporaafortiori5180 5 жыл бұрын
If they wanted us to be ONE take away "SUB" everything... Stop SLAVERY in Libya...
@oliviamonteque6407
@oliviamonteque6407 3 жыл бұрын
Well if the White Arabs would stop taking the Blacks as slaves, that would make a StaRT, then again, most of the North Africans ancestors came into the land as invaders, maybe if they would stop lording over the original people, the world would be a better place for everyone.
@zinzimdedetyana1234
@zinzimdedetyana1234 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Imad for your lecture. Young Africans must begin to learn their history, understand it and create a new vision for themselves. We the older generation we can support but it is the youth that normally drives the revolution. Thank you for sharing your story from the Northern African sub -sahara but your struggle (growing up) my young brother is every African's child struggle/story, so it is of the utmost importance more than ever, that the youth must also unite, take up their rightful position and use their gifts/talent show up & share with the world, then we can begin to talk about Africa rising! I am a proud South African! I salute you.
@coachphillipah6965
@coachphillipah6965 6 жыл бұрын
You have expressed my heart - thank you!
@RPNDWORLDWIDE
@RPNDWORLDWIDE 6 жыл бұрын
Colonization did much to create self hatred, tribalism, and even racism. Children of Hamlicar we are your brothers and sisters. We are one family. Cultural ignorance plagues us. Let's be the change.
@PalaceDude
@PalaceDude 6 жыл бұрын
Wow, I'm really proud of this fella. Good job, brother.
@machiavellisprince5986
@machiavellisprince5986 6 жыл бұрын
Why are you so proud of him?
@michelleg6222
@michelleg6222 6 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great talk! Proud South African.
@eddierocksteady5740
@eddierocksteady5740 6 жыл бұрын
Imad Mesdoua-i have to congratulate you and at the same time , thank you very much for this Great speech delivered with defined presence and purposeful authory. I was invaded by Goose bumps and filled with pride overflowwing as i listened to you with undivided attention. "Every Generation must in relative obscurity discover it's mission,fulfill that mission or Betray it" -. Franz Fannon Pan Africanism is not against Europe or America, it's simply sustaining our identity as Africans and reshaping the narrative about us as we know it today!
@milensukapaipi9256
@milensukapaipi9256 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Imad for this talk, it was very inspiring. I agree that we have to change the narrative for Africa and reclaim our Unity. We have a long way to go and the continent can only develop when we recommit to shared goals and values. i attended the 50 years anniversary of the African Union and it was very clear that the youth want change, our leaders are currently still part of the old guard, still patting themselves on the back for political 'independence' and seem to have lost the steam on true economic liberation. Young Africans still are not free, shackled in the bonds of poverty, lack of opportunities and limited political freedom. At that 50 years celebration, the unity i saw among the young Africans from west, north, central, southern and east Africa gave me a glimmer of hope that African intellectualism and unity is still alive- we must not stop to fight for it, each one in our way.
@apexdc3473
@apexdc3473 3 жыл бұрын
I am somali and I am proud African and I would never change that In a Million life times
@kamaukasapatu7480
@kamaukasapatu7480 5 жыл бұрын
I am a Zambian who misses ghadaffi.he had a vision for Africa.
@branding6200
@branding6200 6 жыл бұрын
Great speech thank you for reminding us about our African identity
@thebridge5483
@thebridge5483 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome you not African because you were born in Africa you're African because Africa is born in you. One love African before anything else. One land one people one goal make Africa great again!!!!
@redberet5064
@redberet5064 5 жыл бұрын
Why is this not on the top of the comment section.
@lionofjudah7627
@lionofjudah7627 5 жыл бұрын
I was born in USA but I’m African all the way to the bone.
@nnanyelugoanekwe218
@nnanyelugoanekwe218 6 жыл бұрын
You're 100% African,I salute you my brother.
@ackshonlife
@ackshonlife 6 жыл бұрын
Nnanyelugo Anekwe would you salute an African American ?
@nnanyelugoanekwe218
@nnanyelugoanekwe218 6 жыл бұрын
Mike the Philosopher If he identifies with his true heritage. Here is a man who has embraced his roots even more than the "negros" of the continent. Africa is a multi ethnic continent made of people with different races. If we criticize him for being light skinned what will you tell the other light skinned west,east or south Africans who are not Arabs?
@ackshonlife
@ackshonlife 6 жыл бұрын
Nnanyelugo Anekwe what heritage is he embracing? He’s not embracing being Arab is he? Their are many things Arabs did to destroy the african continent. Not him personally but still. As an african American I am not embraced as an American. It just seems that people of a lighter hue came claim whatever they want and people of a darker hue can’t. If I claim to be African I already know Africans that have a problem with that yet embrace this guy and that doesn’t make sense to me.
@bolufakayode5528
@bolufakayode5528 6 жыл бұрын
Mike the Philosopher I think he’s aloud to claim it because he was born there and grew up in Africa..... I see your point tho, but an African America who wasn’t born in African nor his parent or grandparent can’t really say his African imo, like he actually can speak his native tongue n knows his culture
@thebridge5483
@thebridge5483 6 жыл бұрын
Bolu Fakayode Africa is in our DNA baba
@malangcoly315
@malangcoly315 6 жыл бұрын
You go over the boundaries ! Thank you man
@geegees2741
@geegees2741 5 жыл бұрын
So inspiring. Bravo! Stand up and unite, Africa!!!!
@moontreeenglishschool5045
@moontreeenglishschool5045 6 жыл бұрын
Great speech! Very relatable for many cultures around the world. Being a mixed cultured person who grew up in Japan myself, I can agree with what was said during this speech. Not the same continent, but the same could be said about sharing our identities and values as Japanese, or as Asians as a whole.
@fisayoogundoro
@fisayoogundoro 6 жыл бұрын
Well said! Be African, dress African
@krispalermo8133
@krispalermo8133 5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy your time in Japan. Funny thing is, it can be stated ,"We are ALL Asians." Here is why, the Persian / Iran in the time of Ancient Greece called the World: Asia. The "Far West," Euro' pah." Europa to Europe. Look at the root words for " Mediterranean Sea." Roman Empire Latin. Medi= middle, teera/ Terra = earth/ Earth Mother/ Greek Gaia . Middle Earth Sea or Sea in the middle of the Earth. Middle is also the center of an object. So it can be stated , The Sea in the Center of the World. If you disregard Abrahamic Faith, " Judism , Christian , Islam." And believe humans Evolve from Apes, Ethiopia Africa is the birth place of humanity .
@davidomach6082
@davidomach6082 4 жыл бұрын
The Guy is smart, he is laveraging elegantly,and making himself heard,he hit the point home when he said,Speak for yourself,🇰🇪
@munahgwyan4935
@munahgwyan4935 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a Liberian, proud african, and I love learning about my history and the history of others. I appreciate what the message is in this Ted. Let's unite in our commonalities and embrace our differences. I love that the African continent is so rich in culture, heritage, natural resources, geography etc. Unity is power, and the western world knows that
@PrettyAss1
@PrettyAss1 6 жыл бұрын
Well said. God bless you for that and bless Africa continuesly 🍀❤️
@abdulmalikidris1278
@abdulmalikidris1278 6 жыл бұрын
Proud African and Nigerian!
@asebhorebhomenye868
@asebhorebhomenye868 6 жыл бұрын
Just four minutes and highly engaged
@actionherohack8202
@actionherohack8202 5 жыл бұрын
Makes me consider my own identity and being American.
@amstonebrandingagency1106
@amstonebrandingagency1106 6 жыл бұрын
you look like Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin of kingsmen ... your right africa we need to know each other more and stop judging each other proud african
@Tissi_Abella
@Tissi_Abella 6 жыл бұрын
Preach Brother.. A panafricanist here..from Togo
@isaacdejesus4936
@isaacdejesus4936 5 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully so!
@atsyoyawsena705
@atsyoyawsena705 5 жыл бұрын
Great presentation and a big thumps up to be proud of this great continent. But you should also admit that most Northern Africans (including some Algerians) don't see themselves as one. I have withnessed and to some of us who have studied or stayed outside Africa can also attest to the same fact.
@zowillibrord
@zowillibrord 4 ай бұрын
I'm from Uganda and this is a very moving speech.
@tigelee7818
@tigelee7818 4 жыл бұрын
That was beautiful ! May God continue to bless you and keep you safe ! This the kind of leadership we need in Africa today!!!
@dennismukuba5710
@dennismukuba5710 6 жыл бұрын
Impressive clarity of point of view!
@mundikwa18
@mundikwa18 2 жыл бұрын
Imad I was speechless when I listened to you. Africa needs more and more people like you that have the same vision. I believe that not long from now, Africa will become the greatest nation in the world. Thanks for this video.
@Najma-n1
@Najma-n1 6 жыл бұрын
Good to see this brother!
@cosmaskagona8443
@cosmaskagona8443 5 жыл бұрын
I am impressed by this. It's very great that this is coming from an Algerian. I find it funny when while walking on the streets of Algeria,some Algerians shout-"AFRICAN" I'm left to wonder where they actually belong😉😉
@Cryptocorners
@Cryptocorners Жыл бұрын
Thank you for educating us on what being African is all about. I'm a Nigerian myself and I do know that African countries suffer the same Fate.whether you're from Eastern, Western northern or southern we are all the same, as you said we all have binding values and history.
@dumilendlela1212
@dumilendlela1212 2 жыл бұрын
I am a Zimbabwean living in Algeria 🇩🇿 🇿🇼 love Bourmedes, Bodj bo arreridj, Algers, Bejaia and Jijel.
@AbelVarneyMcKing85
@AbelVarneyMcKing85 6 жыл бұрын
You are bright my brother I saluted you on your vital reached. I am from West Africa your talk is valuable there is no difference between us but values. Thanks for this talk it is very open knowledgeable.
@shephardsinkamba8716
@shephardsinkamba8716 4 жыл бұрын
Am African and am proud to be African
@zamirakay4821
@zamirakay4821 6 жыл бұрын
This guy is smart and cute 😊
@jeffangsbeautysupply4602
@jeffangsbeautysupply4602 6 жыл бұрын
Well articulated, sometime we just have to be truthfull about our heritage background
@g0374
@g0374 6 жыл бұрын
Great talk...it couldn't have been expressed better!
@CurtDz44
@CurtDz44 4 жыл бұрын
I'm Algerian and I'm proud mediterranean.
@osiruskat
@osiruskat 3 жыл бұрын
Are you mostly Italian?
@CurtDz44
@CurtDz44 3 жыл бұрын
@@osiruskat you don't have to be Italian to be mediterranean.
@osiruskat
@osiruskat 3 жыл бұрын
@@CurtDz44 yeah I know...I'm messing with you however your from the largest country in Africa (Algeria)...do you have that same pride on being African?
@CurtDz44
@CurtDz44 3 жыл бұрын
@@osiruskat for sure I mean Africa was Tunisia and east Algeria before now the name is used to refer to the hole continent. Proud African
@osiruskat
@osiruskat 3 жыл бұрын
@@CurtDz44 Ifriqua yup of course...Europeans named the continent when many of the countries prior where divided by tribe or empires. I'm of African descent as well as Mediterranean also but more Sub Saharan, Cape Verdean, and multi ethnic.
@elizabethbobb9777
@elizabethbobb9777 6 жыл бұрын
Sir you are wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
@qoshykoshey4380
@qoshykoshey4380 5 жыл бұрын
THE TEXT IN THE WIDER CONTEXT OF BEING AN AFRICAN....TRULY EXPRESSED....I ACCEPT NOT TO BE DEFINED BUT DEFINE MYSELF TO NONE AFRICAN... IDENTITY , HISTORY, AND VALUES THAT ARE COMMON WITH US ALL AS AFRICANS MUST BE REKINDLED....THANKS SO MUCH.....
@sebastianfeuerstein9306
@sebastianfeuerstein9306 5 жыл бұрын
This guy reminds me a lot of Superman haha
@toddie3910
@toddie3910 4 жыл бұрын
That was my first thought as well 😂
@sebastianfeuerstein9306
@sebastianfeuerstein9306 4 жыл бұрын
@@toddie3910 😂
@sudanwife7438
@sudanwife7438 3 жыл бұрын
Clark kent
@sebastianfeuerstein9306
@sebastianfeuerstein9306 3 жыл бұрын
@@sudanwife7438 yep 🤣😂
@saidaksil332
@saidaksil332 6 жыл бұрын
High level
@parfaitfomo7225
@parfaitfomo7225 4 жыл бұрын
Mesdoua waoo great voice for a great African future. Every genuine African should see this, let's discover and fulfill our mission and that of this great continent by thinking as one!!@mazing.
@freemanbako1586
@freemanbako1586 4 жыл бұрын
Can we all wake up and do the needful as Africans???One love from Abuja, Nigeria
@acekenya6631
@acekenya6631 5 жыл бұрын
268 of us think the same... how can we move foward together?
@rogerumuhire6506
@rogerumuhire6506 Жыл бұрын
Proud African, Rwandan 🇷🇼
@herminiayolandandongnzang9075
@herminiayolandandongnzang9075 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Imad Mesdoua for your great speak. Africa unite ❤🗿, I'm proud to be african
@veronicacobb3036
@veronicacobb3036 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your viewpoint. Very encouraging. Entrepreneurs will be leaders for all African nations on a global scale. The government will set the parameters and the people will have free will to thrive. As part as the diaspora communication is a must.
@ileriogunfiditimilifestyle4934
@ileriogunfiditimilifestyle4934 6 жыл бұрын
Great talk! Being African transcends race, ethnicity, etc. One Africa.
@vinnidavinci3932
@vinnidavinci3932 6 жыл бұрын
Ileri Ogunfiditimi no it doesn't transcend race
@ileriogunfiditimilifestyle4934
@ileriogunfiditimilifestyle4934 6 жыл бұрын
Vinni Davinci, Why? Explain further.
@FroMaestro
@FroMaestro 6 жыл бұрын
B/c the obvious physical differences lead to different results across the world. Arabs know how to be Arab-first when there's competition for resources. This is not peculiar to them, of course--everyone does it. So it's more helpful to admit that it exists, and then discuss ways and times to transcend our differences. Not all our differences are bad. For instance, the same language that unites you and me (ogagun, kilo nsele gangan?) relegates everybody else reading this comment to the 'out-group' while you and I just shared meaning. Sometimes it's helpful to put up that wall. Sometimes it's not. I don't see the benefit in denying that differences exist, in ways that parse what it means to be African. I like his point though that the riches of different African cultures belong to us all. Or rather, belong to all of us who claim it. I think it's true of all humans. "Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulus? ... "Tolstoy is the Tolstoy of the Zulus..." -- that kind of attitude.
@ileriogunfiditimilifestyle4934
@ileriogunfiditimilifestyle4934 6 жыл бұрын
FroMaestro, you made some very interesting and good points. However, I think that in order for Africa to continue to move forward in the 21st Century and beyond, there must be respect and tolerance of the different groups of people that occupy the continent. There are more than 3,000 different ethnicities (including Arabs) in Africa. History has demonstrated the human atrocities and injustices which can (and still do) occur due to racial, ethnic, and religious intolerance and a false sense of superiority over another group of human beings. In this Modern Era, we have the opportunity through education, technological resources, and modelling to learn from our past transgressions and the mistakes of others to create a future for Africa that's more inclusive, progressive, and advanced than ever before. Africa has always been a heterogeneous place; there's no other continent or territory with as much diversity. But I feel that we need to learn how to close the sociopolitical gaps between the different groups and the "African Identity" is one tool that facilitates that closure by shifting the focus away from our physical and cultural differences to our commonalities. For example, the Arab-African countries were colonized too and are experiencing some of the same socio-economic issues as other African nations. So my reason for stating that being an African transcends race, ethnicity, etc. is more rooted in Pan-Africanism as opposed to encouraging the disparagement of Arabs or any other group of people.
@brezyliammari896
@brezyliammari896 6 жыл бұрын
You are a fuckin sellout man!!!!!!!!!!!!
@leylabouallegue6984
@leylabouallegue6984 5 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed it, speaks to many of us. Very well done
@lexi6797
@lexi6797 6 жыл бұрын
Some of the comments on this video are are so rude. Who are any of you to tell someone what they are and what they are not. How about you let others Define themselves.
@publik3n3me
@publik3n3me 4 жыл бұрын
So True, during independence and liberation movement that story is very true.
@cheickmohamed8407
@cheickmohamed8407 5 жыл бұрын
La vie à toujours été une épreuve et nous africains sommes éveillés aujourd'hui... Allah bless you broh
@hueyvan2007
@hueyvan2007 5 жыл бұрын
Being an African is not your skin colour, being African is a state of mind.
@moetng1
@moetng1 5 жыл бұрын
Great story line brother ✊ proud African here.
@omololaeniola2407
@omololaeniola2407 Жыл бұрын
Great talk. I love his perspective. I once met an Algerian in turkey once. We felt so happy and connected cos of our being africans .but that was d only time I had a supposedly 'white-looking african" get so excited when we chat about being africans .I do love to see more people like him and u..
@allanthree1354
@allanthree1354 4 жыл бұрын
Indeed this is so special
@haddyb1191
@haddyb1191 6 жыл бұрын
Proud Ugandan
@ayolovephat
@ayolovephat 6 жыл бұрын
Here's the question : how did Arabs get to North Africa?
@vincentfrimpong4320
@vincentfrimpong4320 6 жыл бұрын
AYOLOVE PHATUTU: Ask him again for us bro?
@profjosephenyonuafrikakint6546
@profjosephenyonuafrikakint6546 6 жыл бұрын
Bouy, are you Africans or Arabs. Theses are different identifies. We have no Africans who are Arabs and vice versa!!!
@tokunboaikore6451
@tokunboaikore6451 6 жыл бұрын
Prof Joseph Enyonu AFRIKA KINTAKUNTE . He is mixed race
@chriswasonga1782
@chriswasonga1782 6 жыл бұрын
During the spread of Islam
@mopmap4911
@mopmap4911 5 жыл бұрын
@@chriswasonga1782 north africans are berbers not arabs and they are indegineous to north africa
@bigcee5702
@bigcee5702 4 жыл бұрын
It’s valuable to be African I’m African American
@frubless8002
@frubless8002 4 жыл бұрын
Am proud of u bro we most unite love each other africa will be great one day
@racreborn4586
@racreborn4586 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Imad Africans needs to listen to this.
@AminWasfi
@AminWasfi 6 жыл бұрын
Truly incredible delivery
@TillmyMessiahComes
@TillmyMessiahComes 6 жыл бұрын
Naija boy
@ramamohamed3733
@ramamohamed3733 Жыл бұрын
That was WONDERFUL for a reason. He didn't DISTRIBUTE people on on their....maybe DIFFRENT nationalities or different histories. and also his personal life stories looks like too many peoples' stories but those people didn't think like him.
@mohammedissah3809
@mohammedissah3809 3 жыл бұрын
Am a Ghanaian and am proud African
@geokouassi9771
@geokouassi9771 2 жыл бұрын
No offense, but at his first sentence of I’m a proud Algerian and proud African, I immediately thought he probably grew in Subsahara Africa, probably West Africa with my loving anf fun brothers from IVORY COAST 🇨🇮🥰🥰. I love Africa and African. If I knew the value of my people and continent, I would have NEVER MOVED to the USA. Even though I love the USA, great country and people, home is always sweet home. Bless the World and may us all understand one day that we are all human.❤️❤️❤️
@adrianalainez8499
@adrianalainez8499 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a proud Honduran and a proud American. Because geographically I'm from the continent of América. Inspite of one nation claiming that name exclusively for themselves. When there are 35 American nations in América.
@saneleofmargate8785
@saneleofmargate8785 4 жыл бұрын
Reclaiming the heritage.
@donjiaye6263
@donjiaye6263 6 жыл бұрын
Rightly Said Brother...
@ononoviscent8116
@ononoviscent8116 3 жыл бұрын
Love and blessings from uganda bro,
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