Halima Aden: From Refugee to “Sports Illustrated” Burkini Sensation

Here is a refugee who is breaking the mold.  Eugene S. Robinson reports in detail on model Halima Aden.  Aden is a 21-year-old former semi-finalist in the Miss Minnesota USA beauty pageant. She is Somali-American, immigrating to the United States as a child directly from a United Nations refugee camp in Kenya. Aden appears — a first — in the 2019 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in a hijab and full-coverage burkini because she is Muslim.