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Halima Aden: How I went from child refugee to international model
Halima Aden: Kako sam od izbeglice postala internacionalni model
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Halima Aden je ušla u istoriju kao prvi model koji je nosio hidžab na naslovnici britanskog magazina Vog. Sada se vraća u kenijski izbeglički kamp u Kakumi - gde je rođena i živela do svoje sedme godine - da podeli inspirativnu poruku o tome šta je naučila na putu od izbeglice do internacionalnog modela.
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00:13
This is me at age seven.
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Ovo sam ja kad mi je bilo sedam godina.
00:17
And this is also me.
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A ovo sam takođe ja.
00:21
(Applause and cheering)
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(Aplauz i ovacije)
00:24
To be standing here in Kakuma
refugee camp feels so surreal,
refugee camp feels so surreal,
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Stajati ovde u Kukumi,
izbegličkom kampu, je nestvarno,
izbegličkom kampu, je nestvarno,
00:29
and I'm overcome with so much emotion.
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i preplavljena sam silnim emocijama.
00:32
These very grounds are where I was born
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Baš na ovom tlu sam rođena
00:34
and spent the first
seven years of my life.
seven years of my life.
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i ovde sam provela
prvih sedam godina života.
prvih sedam godina života.
00:37
I think many people are surprised to hear
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Mnogi se iznenade kada čuju
00:39
that I had a great upbringing
here at Kakuma.
here at Kakuma.
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da sam imala sjajno odrastanje
ovde u Kakumi.
ovde u Kakumi.
00:43
But I was happy,
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Ali bila sam srećna,
00:44
I was smart, I had friends
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pametna, imala sam prijatelje
00:47
and above all, I had hope
for a brighter future.
for a brighter future.
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i pre svega, nadu u bolju budućnost.
00:50
That's not to say that we didn't
have our obstacles.
have our obstacles.
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Ne može se reći da nismo imali i prepreka.
00:53
I mean, boy were there struggles.
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Mislim, baš je bilo poteškoća.
00:55
I would sometimes get sick with malaria
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Ponekad bih dobijala malariju
00:58
and didn't always know
where our next meal would come from.
where our next meal would come from.
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i nismo uvek znali
kako ćemo pripremiti naredni obrok.
kako ćemo pripremiti naredni obrok.
01:01
But the sense of community
that is here in Kakuma
that is here in Kakuma
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Ali, osećaj zajedništva
koji postoji ovde u Kakumi
koji postoji ovde u Kakumi
01:05
and the pride that everyone here possesses
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i ponos koji svi ovde poseduju
01:07
is simply unparalleled.
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je prosto bez premca.
01:11
When I was younger,
I remember conflicts breaking out.
I remember conflicts breaking out.
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Kada sam bila mlađa,
sećam se konflikata koji su izbijali.
sećam se konflikata koji su izbijali.
01:15
That tends to happen when people
come from different backgrounds
come from different backgrounds
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To se dešava kada ljudi
imaju različito poreklo
imaju različito poreklo
01:18
and don't speak the same language.
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i ne govore isti jezik.
01:20
Eventually, Swahili --
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Na kraju je Svahili -
01:21
the main language here --
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glavni jezik ovde -
01:22
became our common ground.
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postao naš zajednički jezik.
01:24
I made friends with the kids at the camp
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Sprijateljila sam se sa decom u kampu
01:26
and even started embracing
some of their cultures,
some of their cultures,
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i čak počela da prihvatam
ponešto od njihove kulture,
ponešto od njihove kulture,
01:29
celebrating holidays like Christmas
even though I was raised Muslim.
even though I was raised Muslim.
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te sam slavila Božić iako sam
odgajana kao muslimanka.
odgajana kao muslimanka.
01:33
The other kids would embrace
my culture as well,
my culture as well,
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I druga deca su prihvatala
moju kulturu takođe,
moju kulturu takođe,
01:36
sometimes even praying right alongside me.
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ponekad čak i moleći se sa mnom.
01:39
It was easy, as children,
to come together,
to come together,
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Nama, deci, je bilo lako da se zbližimo,
01:42
blend all of our beliefs
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da ujedinimo naša uverenja
01:44
to form our own unique,
multicultural environment.
multicultural environment.
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i stvorimo našu jedinstvenu
multikulturalnu sredinu.
multikulturalnu sredinu.
01:49
My name is Halima Aden
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Zovem se Halima Aden
01:51
and I'm a black, Muslim,
Somali-American from Kenya.
Somali-American from Kenya.
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i ja sam crnkinja, muslimanka,
somalijska Amerikanka iz Kenije.
somalijska Amerikanka iz Kenije.
01:56
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
01:59
Some have called me a trailblazer --
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Neki su me zvali pionirkom -
02:01
I was the first Muslim
homecoming queen at my high school,
homecoming queen at my high school,
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bila sam prva muslimanka
kraljica mature u svojoj srednjoj školi,
kraljica mature u svojoj srednjoj školi,
02:04
the first Somali student
senator at my college
senator at my college
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prvi somalijski student
senator na svom fakultetu
senator na svom fakultetu
02:07
and the first hijab-wearing
woman in many places,
woman in many places,
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i prva žena koja nosi hidžab
na mnogim mestima,
na mnogim mestima,
02:09
like the Miss Minnesota USA
beauty pageant,
beauty pageant,
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kao što su izbor za mis Minesote SAD,
02:12
the runways of Milan
and New York Fashion Weeks
and New York Fashion Weeks
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modne piste Milana
i Njujorške nedelje mode
i Njujorške nedelje mode
02:16
and even on the historic cover
of British "Vogue."
of British "Vogue."
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pa čak i na istorijskoj naslovnici
britanskog Voga.
britanskog Voga.
02:19
As you can see,
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Kao što vidite,
02:21
I'm not afraid to be the first,
to step out on my own,
to step out on my own,
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ne plašim se da budem prva,
da istupim sama,
da istupim sama,
02:24
to take risks and seek change,
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da rizikujem i menjam se,
02:26
because that's what being
a minority is about.
a minority is about.
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jer tako je kad si u manjini.
02:29
It's about using yourself
as a vessel to create change
as a vessel to create change
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Treba koristiti svoj primer
kao sredstvo za stvaranje promena
kao sredstvo za stvaranje promena
02:31
and being a human representation
for the power of diversity.
for the power of diversity.
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i biti ljudsko oličenje
snage raznolikosti.
snage raznolikosti.
02:36
And now I use my platform to spread
an important message of acceptance.
an important message of acceptance.
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I sada koristim svoju tribinu da proširim
važnu poruku prihvatanja.
važnu poruku prihvatanja.
02:42
But it hasn't always been easy.
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Ali nije oduvek bilo lako.
02:44
When we first arrived to the United States
and made St. Louis, Missouri home,
and made St. Louis, Missouri home,
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Kada smo tek stigli u Ameriku,
u naš dom u Sent Luisu u Mizuriju,
u naš dom u Sent Luisu u Mizuriju,
02:49
I remember asking my mom,
"Is this really America?"
"Is this really America?"
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sećam se da sam pitala mamu:
"Je li ovo stvarno Amerika?"
"Je li ovo stvarno Amerika?"
02:54
There were things
that were sadly familiar,
that were sadly familiar,
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Neke stvari su nažalost
bile dobro poznate,
bile dobro poznate,
02:57
like hearing gunshots at night
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kao što je pucnjava noću
02:58
and the streets looking impoverished.
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i ulice koje su izgledale osiromašeno.
03:01
But there were things
that were also very different.
that were also very different.
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Ipak, neke stvari su bile skroz drugačije.
03:04
Like when I started first grade,
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Npr. kada sam pošla u prvi razred,
03:05
I noticed how the kids played in groups.
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primetila sam da se deca igraju u grupama.
03:08
In America, we call them "cliques."
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U Americi ih zovemo „klike“.
03:10
Back here, we all played together.
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Ovde smo se svi zajedno igrali.
03:13
Gender didn't matter,
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Pol nije bio važan,
03:14
and race most certainly never mattered.
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a pogotovo ne rasa.
03:17
I remember asking myself,
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Sećam se da sam se pitala:
03:19
"Why don't they understand Swahili?
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„Zašto ne razumeju Svahili?
03:21
Swahili is the language
that brings people together."
that brings people together."
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Svahili je jezik koji zbližava ljude.“
03:26
To make matters worse,
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Da bi sve bilo još gore,
03:27
the school I was enrolled in
didn't have an English immersion program.
didn't have an English immersion program.
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škola u koju su me upisali nije imala
intenzivni program učenja engleskog.
intenzivni program učenja engleskog.
03:32
So everyday I would get up,
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Tako sam svakog dana ustajala,
03:34
go to school, sit in my desk
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išla u školu, sedela za stolom
03:36
and never learn a thing.
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i nikada ništa nisam naučila.
03:38
This is when I started losing hope,
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Tada sam počela da gubim nadu,
03:40
and I wanted nothing more
than return to Kakuma,
than return to Kakuma,
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i sve što sam želela je bilo
da se vratim u Kakumu,
da se vratim u Kakumu,
03:43
a refugee camp.
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izbeglički kamp.
03:47
Soon, my mother learned
that many Somalis found refuge
that many Somalis found refuge
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Uskoro je moja majka saznala
da su mnogi Somalijci pronašli utočište
da su mnogi Somalijci pronašli utočište
03:50
in a small town in Minnesota.
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u malom gradu u Minesoti.
03:53
So when I was eight,
we moved to Minnesota.
we moved to Minnesota.
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Pa smo se preselili u Minesotu
kada sam imala osam godina.
kada sam imala osam godina.
03:57
My life changed as I met
other students who spoke Somali,
other students who spoke Somali,
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Život mi se promenio kada sam upoznala
druge učenike koji su govorili somalijski,
druge učenike koji su govorili somalijski,
04:01
attended a school that had
an English immersion program
an English immersion program
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krenula u školu koja je imala
intenzivni program učenja engleskog
intenzivni program učenja engleskog
04:04
and found teachers that would go
above and beyond,
above and beyond,
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i pronašla nastavnike
koji bi učinili sve i svašta,
koji bi učinili sve i svašta,
04:07
staying there after school hours
and lunch breaks,
and lunch breaks,
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ostajali prekovremeno
i tokom pauza za ručak,
i tokom pauza za ručak,
04:10
dedicated to helping me
find success in the classroom.
find success in the classroom.
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posvećeno mi pomagali
da budem uspešna u učionici.
da budem uspešna u učionici.
04:14
Being a child refugee has taught me
that one could be stripped of everything:
that one could be stripped of everything:
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Izbeglištvo u detinjstvu me je naučilo
da ti sve može biti oduzeto:
da ti sve može biti oduzeto:
04:19
food, shelter, clean drinking water,
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hrana, krov nad glavom, čista pijaća voda,
04:22
even friendship,
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čak i prijateljstvo,
04:23
but the one thing that no one
could ever take away from you
could ever take away from you
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ali jedina stvar koju vam niko
nikada ne može oduzeti
nikada ne može oduzeti
04:27
is your education.
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je vaše obrazovanje.
04:28
So I made studying my top priority
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Tako je učenje postalo moj prioritet
04:31
and soon started flourishing
within the classroom.
within the classroom.
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i uskoro sam počela
da napredujem unutar učionice.
da napredujem unutar učionice.
04:36
As I grew older,
I became more aware of others
I became more aware of others
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Kako sam odrastala,
postala sam svesnija drugih
postala sam svesnija drugih
04:39
and how they viewed
my race and background.
my race and background.
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i načina na koji su oni posmatrali
moju rasu i poreklo.
moju rasu i poreklo.
04:42
Specifically, when I started
wearing the head scarf known as a hijab.
wearing the head scarf known as a hijab.
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Pogotovo kada sam počela da nosim
šal na glavi poznatiji kao hidžab.
šal na glavi poznatiji kao hidžab.
04:46
When I first started
wearing it, I was excited.
wearing it, I was excited.
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Kada sam prvo počela da ga nosim,
bila sam uzbuđena.
bila sam uzbuđena.
04:49
I remember admiring my mother's,
and I wanted to emulate her beauty.
and I wanted to emulate her beauty.
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Sećam se da sam se divila majčinom,
i da sam htela da oponašam njenu lepotu.
i da sam htela da oponašam njenu lepotu.
04:54
But when I started middle school,
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Ali kada sam krenula
u više razrede osnovne škole,
u više razrede osnovne škole,
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the students teased me
about not having hair,
about not having hair,
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učenici su me zadirkivali da nemam kosu,
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so to prove them wrong,
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i da bih ih ubedila u suprotno,
05:00
I started showing them my hair --
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počela sam da im pokazujem kosu -
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something that goes against my beliefs,
but something I felt pressured to do.
but something I felt pressured to do.
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iako se to kosi sa mojim uverenjima,
jer sam bila pod pritiskom.
jer sam bila pod pritiskom.
05:07
I wanted so badly to fit in at the time.
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Tada sam silno želela da se uklopim.
05:12
When I reflect on the issues
of race, religion, identity,
of race, religion, identity,
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Kada se setim pitanja
rase, vere, identiteta,
rase, vere, identiteta,
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a lot of painful memories come to mind.
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stignu me mnoge bolne uspomene.
05:20
It would be easy for me to blame
those of another culture
those of another culture
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Bilo bi mi lako da krivim
ljude drugih kultura
ljude drugih kultura
05:23
for making me feel the pain I felt,
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za bol koji sam osetila,
05:26
but when I think deeper,
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ali kada bolje razmislim,
05:28
I also recognize that the most impactful,
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shvatam da su mi se najupečatljiviji,
05:31
positive, life-changing events
that have happened to me
that have happened to me
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pozitivni događaji, koji menjaju život,
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are thanks to those people
who are different than me.
who are different than me.
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dogodili zahvaljujući ljudima
koji se razlikuju od mene.
koji se razlikuju od mene.
05:38
It was at this moment that I decided
to step outside of my comfort zone
to step outside of my comfort zone
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U tom trenutku sam odlučila
da izađem iz svoje zone komfora
da izađem iz svoje zone komfora
05:42
and compete in a pageant
wearing a hijab and burkini.
wearing a hijab and burkini.
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i da se takmičim na izboru za mis
u hidžabu i burkiniju.
u hidžabu i burkiniju.
05:46
I saw it as an opportunity
to be a voice for women
to be a voice for women
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To mi je bila prilika da budem glas žena
05:49
who, like myself,
had felt underrepresented.
had felt underrepresented.
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koje su se, kao i ja,
osećale nedovoljno zastupljeno.
osećale nedovoljno zastupljeno.
05:53
And although I didn't capture the crown,
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I iako nisam osvojila krunu,
05:55
that experience opened
so many doors for me.
so many doors for me.
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to iskustvo mi je otvorilo mnoga vrata.
05:58
I was receiving emails and messages
from women all over the world,
from women all over the world,
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Primala sam mejlove i poruke
od žena širom sveta,
od žena širom sveta,
06:02
telling me that I've inspired them
by simply staying true to myself.
by simply staying true to myself.
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koje sam inspirisala jer sam prosto
ostala dosledna samoj sebi.
ostala dosledna samoj sebi.
06:08
The other "firsts" kept coming.
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I druga nova iskustva su se nizala.
06:10
I was invited to New York City
by fashion icon Carine Roitfeld
by fashion icon Carine Roitfeld
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Modna ikona Karin Rotfeld
me je pozvala u Njujork
me je pozvala u Njujork
06:15
to shoot my very first editorial.
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da snimim svoj prvi modni editorijal.
06:18
It was around this time that I became
the first hijab-wearing model,
the first hijab-wearing model,
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Otprilike tada sam postala
prvi model koji nosi hidžab,
prvi model koji nosi hidžab,
06:21
and in my first year,
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i tokom prve godine,
06:23
I graced the covers
of nine fashion magazines.
of nine fashion magazines.
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krasila sam naslovnice
devet modnih magazina.
devet modnih magazina.
06:27
It was a whirlwind, to say the least.
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Bio je to tornado, najblaže rečeno.
06:29
But with all the overnight success,
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Uprkos svom tom instant uspehu,
06:32
there was one thing
that remained constant --
that remained constant --
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jedna stvar je ostala nepromenljiva -
06:35
the thought that this could be
what brings me back here to Kakuma,
what brings me back here to Kakuma,
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pomisao da će me sve to
vratiti ovde u Kakumu,
vratiti ovde u Kakumu,
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the place that I call home.
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mesto koje zovem dom.
06:42
And just a few months ago,
something incredible happened to me.
something incredible happened to me.
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I samo pre nekoliko meseci,
nešto neverovatno mi se desilo.
nešto neverovatno mi se desilo.
06:47
I was in New York City, on a photo shoot,
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Bila sam u Njujorku, na snimanju,
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when I met South Sudanese
model Adut Akech,
model Adut Akech,
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kada sam upoznala
južno-sudanskog modela Adut Akeč,
južno-sudanskog modela Adut Akeč,
06:53
who also happened to be born
right here in Kakuma.
right here in Kakuma.
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koja je takođe, igrom slučaja,
rođena baš ovde u Kakumi.
rođena baš ovde u Kakumi.
06:58
That experience in itself
is the definition of hope.
is the definition of hope.
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To iskustvo samo po sebi
je definicija nade.
je definicija nade.
07:02
I mean, just imagine:
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Mislim, samo zamislite:
07:04
two girls born in the same refugee camp,
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dve devojčice rođene
u istom izbegličkom kampu
u istom izbegličkom kampu
07:08
reunited for the first time
on the cover of British "Vogue."
on the cover of British "Vogue."
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prvi put se sreću
na naslovnici britanskog Voga.
na naslovnici britanskog Voga.
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(Applause and cheering)
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I was given the distinct pleasure
of partnering up with UNICEF,
of partnering up with UNICEF,
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Pruženo mi je posebno zadovoljstvo
da se udružim sa Unicefom,
da se udružim sa Unicefom,
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knowing firsthand the work
that they do for children in need.
that they do for children in need.
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i da se iz prve ruke upoznam
sa svime što rade za ugroženu decu.
sa svime što rade za ugroženu decu.
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And I want you to remember
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Želim da zapamtite da,
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that although the children
here may be refugees,
here may be refugees,
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iako su ovdašnja deca možda izbeglice,
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they are children.
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ona su samo deca.
07:35
They deserve every opportunity
to flourish, to hope, to dream --
to flourish, to hope, to dream --
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Zaslužuju svaku priliku
da se razvijaju, nadaju, sanjaju -
da se razvijaju, nadaju, sanjaju -
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to be successful.
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da budu uspešna.
07:44
My story began right here
in Kakuma refugee camp,
in Kakuma refugee camp,
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Moja priča je počela baš ovde,
u izbegličkom kampu u Kakumi,
u izbegličkom kampu u Kakumi,
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a place of hope.
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mestu nade.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Halima Aden - ModelHalima Aden was the first ever hijab-wearing fashion model.
Why you should listen
Somali-American model Halima Aden was born in Kakuma, a refugee camp in Kenya, after her family fled civil war in Somalia. She lived there for seven years before traveling to the United States and settling in St. Louis. Though she spoke Somali and Swahili, Aden was thrust into an English-speaking school system that lacked a language immersion curriculum entirely. Despite this seeming detriment, she quickly found herself in advanced placement English classes in high school, outperforming her classmates and demonstrating the resilience that makes her a powerhouse today.
Aden first made headlines after competing in the Miss USA state pageant, wearing a hijab and sporting a burkini in the swimsuit portion of the competition -- a first in the 65-year history of the event. She finished among the top 15 finalists, and her performance caught the eye of Carine Roitfeld, who recruited her to appear in what was Aden's first editorial. The CR Fashion Book cover, however, came as a surprise to Aden and marked the beginning of a new cultural phenomenon. Since then, she has covered Vogue Arabia, British Vogue, Teen Vogue, Grazia UK, S Moda and Allure, in which the publication heralded her as an all-American beauty, a crucial acknowledgment for America's Muslim community. Aden's editorial credits also include Harper's Bazaar and Glamour, and she appeared on the runway for Yeezy, Alberta Ferretti, Max Mara, Philipp Plein and Dolce & Gabbana. Rihanna tapped her to appear in the campaign for her inclusive beauty brand, Fenty Beauty.
Aden was recently named an official UNICEF Ambassador. When she's not working, she covets time spent with family and friends on the couch indulging in Netflix marathons.
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