Kuffir Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 In light of banks refusing to send money transfers to Somalia for fear of it funding terrorist groups, I started the hashtags #IFundFoodNotTerror and #Somalis4Remittances on twitter. Support if you are an ally. If you are Somali, chime in! Somalis have been sending money back home for the last 20+ years. The money goes back into the local economy and is a major source of income for many Somalis. It pays for everything from food to school fees to medicine. Every single Somali family sends money back home. If Somalis living abroad can no longer send money to their families it will have DEVASTATING consequences. It is condemning so many innocent people to starvation. I now no longer have a way to send money back to my own family. My brother and sister and father are not terrorists. Neither are the millions of Somalis who rely on money transfers to survive. This isn’t about terrorism. It’s about Islamophobia, anti blackness, U.S. hegemony/imperialism, and capitalism. We refuse to allow this to happen to our families. Somalia deserves to continue to develop. Let’s make some noise about this! this is fucked up like upsetting fucked up fingers crossed im gullible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Infamous Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 disgustinghow are they doing this/allowed to do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Infamous Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 my mum sends money regularly to my nan(only one still there i believe) 50/60 quid can feed someone at home for a month to actually stop that would be some evil shit. condemning people to starvation the US are the worst thing to happen to humanity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuffir Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 my mum sends money regularly to my nan(only one still there i believe) 50/60 quid can feed someone at home for a month to actually stop that would be some evil shit. condemning people to starvation the US are the worst thing to happen to humanity bruv thought i was immune/desensitized to this injustice shit but this shit is wrong on so many different levels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambino Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 my mum sends money regularly to my nan(only one still there i believe) 50/60 quid can feed someone at home for a month to actually stop that would be some evil sh*t. condemning people to starvation the US are the worst thing to happen to humanity bruv thought i was immune/desensitized to this injustice sh*t but this sh*t is wrong on so many different levels I was just reading about this. Didn't understand what it was about, apparently Barclays wanted to do the same. Sounds like Somalia needs to get an official banking system back up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afroman Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 In light of banks refusing to send money transfers to Somalia for fear of it funding terrorist groups, I started the hashtags #IFundFoodNotTerror and #Somalis4Remittances on twitter. Support if you are an ally. If you are Somali, chime in! Somalis have been sending money back home for the last 20+ years. The money goes back into the local economy and is a major source of income for many Somalis. It pays for everything from food to school fees to medicine. Every single Somali family sends money back home. If Somalis living abroad can no longer send money to their families it will have DEVASTATING consequences. It is condemning so many innocent people to starvation. I now no longer have a way to send money back to my own family. My brother and sister and father are not terrorists. Neither are the millions of Somalis who rely on money transfers to survive. This isn’t about terrorism. It’s about Islamophobia, anti blackness, U.S. hegemony/imperialism, and capitalism. We refuse to allow this to happen to our families. Somalia deserves to continue to develop. Let’s make some noise about this! this is f*cked up like upsetting f*cked up fingers crossed im gullible i take everything i read online with a pinch of salt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 A bank which handles money transfers between US-based Somalis and their families in east Africa is to close its service over concerns the funds are being channelled to militants. Merchants Bank of California handles up to 80% of such transfers from the US, worth about $200m annually. But it says it will no longer be able to continue due to new money-laundering regulations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31159900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuffir Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 absolutely disgusting like lahi said they're condemning people to death 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Somalian Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 This is fucking disgusting and a form of genocide 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuffir Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Sounds like Somalia needs to get an official banking system back up and running. is that what it sounds like ye kmrt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshie Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Horrible stuff, a lot of families will be without income. But is there a loophole by transferring from one country to another bypassing US->Somalia, someone who knows needs to help them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Infamous Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 There is western union alternatives back there so it shouldnt be a huge problem. Everyone uses them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underwriter Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 they should use western union Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james00 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 bitcoin time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thun Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 the US are the worst thing to happen to humanity You would not even be typing this if not for them You should log off and not use their evil vices 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easy.pee.zee Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 somalis are some of the most hardy resilient folk out there...yeah this might sting them but f*ck me these lot are indestructible.. water off ducks back with these warriors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshie Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 water off ducks back with these warriors No, I don't think it's as simple as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easy.pee.zee Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 water off ducks back with these warriors No, I don't think it's as simple as that. dont getme wrong,im not trying to trivialise a serious situation...this is clearly a cowardly sanction to destabalise and demoralise the country somalia is a country the c.i.a and m.i.6 have been trying to control for decades but the beauty ofthe people is they never will...they are fighters and still hold to this day their traditions and beliefs this is just a p*ssy attempt to break them...it never worked before it wont work now...somali mentality wont allow it..that region is very powerful with links and alegiences to the north with saudia arabia and to the east with egypt..both countries which are western controlled..somalia never they hold more power than any shitty monetary sanction and the deamons know this...this is why i bluntly said they are warriors..because clearly decades of history has proven this..they will never sell out sorry bout long post also being a costal country with most of their country un boarded makes them ideologically a independent state with stronginfluence if the border the coastline albeit a coastline state is open to attack...VIVE LA sOMALIA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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