Somalis fear Barclays closure of remittance accounts will cut lifeline Millions of Somalis depend on remittances from the diaspora, but banks are wary about lack of controls over the flow of funds Somalis have expressed their fear that Barclays's decision to close its accounts with most remittance companies will cut a financial lifeline to millions of people in Somalia. Barclays says it doesn't want to do business with firms that lack adequate controls to monitor where their money is coming from and going to. Academics and Somalis in Somalia and the diaspora have written to Mark Simmonds, a minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), asking the UK government to work with British banks to find a durable solution. Remittances that support an estimated 40% of the population of Somalia, about 3.8m people, are at stake, they argue. The Somali authorities last year said around $2bn – one-third of the country's GDP – is channelled to Somalia through "hawala" or small money transfer businesses. The letter, signed by more than 100 people, was sent to Simmonds after Barclays notified 75% of its money service businesses (MSBs) to find an alternative bank by 10 July. The Somali Money Services Association (Somsa), a UK trade body for the money transfer industry, has confirmed that 12 of its 17 members have already lost their accounts in the UK, including at Barclays and HSBC. The letter to the FCO says Barclays – the last UK bank providing services to MSBs – is to withdraw services from up to 250 remittance companies. "Somali MSBs provide fast, reliable and trusted transmission of funds from the diaspora (estimated at around 1.5 million people) to their relatives at home," said the letter. "In addition, many other diaspora groups from Horn of Africa – in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan – send remittances to their family members using the same companies." Barclays's decision follows the imposition of a $1.9bn fine on HSBC last year by the US authorities for poor money laundering controls. HSBC said last autumn it would get out of the money-service sector entirely. Meanwhile, Royal Bank of Scotland has been reviewing customers more frequently to ensure they meet compliance standards. Barclays is playing down the impact of its decision, pointing out that 90% of remittances go through larger players such as Western Union . "It is recognised that some money service businesses don't have the proper checks in place to spot criminal activity and could therefore unwittingly be facilitating money laundering and terrorist financing," said Barclays. "We want to be confident that our customers can filter out those transactions, because abuse of their services can have significant negative consequences for society and for us as their bank. We remain very happy to serve the many companies who do have strong anti-financial crime controls, including those who send money to Somalia." The letter acknowledge such concerns, but argues that the best way to address them is to promote responsible, transparent and accountable systems in line with existing regulations, rather than by closing down the channels through which funds are sent. There is also the danger, they say, that people will instead send funds through illegal, unsafe and untraceable channels. Laura Hammond, senior lecturer in development studies at Soas, University of London, said the timing was unfortunate at a time when Somalia was showing signs of recovery and given the UK's backing for the new Somali government. "The government in Somalia is the strongest in 20 years," said Hammond, one of the letter's signatories. "Why should the banks respond like this now?" In May, the UK hosted a London conference in Somalia, designed to shore up the legitimacy of Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who was elected president in September. Abdirashid Duale, chief executive of Dahabshiil, which has a big presence in Somalia, said it faced an extremely difficult situation. "Barclays has given us two weeks' notice," he said. "It will be hard for us as when we go to another bank; they will ask us why Barclays wanted to close our account. The UK and US governments say they want to help Somalia, but this action won't help." Duale said he had received a letter from Barclays that said the decision to end the relationship was not a reflection of money laundering standards at Dahabshiil or a suggestion that it had unwittingly been a conduit for financial crime, but simply because of the commercial risk to Barclays. The letter to Simmonds urges the UK government to help Somali MSBs find alternative banks, and requests that Barclays extends its termination deadline for at least six months so that the flow of remittance through licensed companies is not disrupted until a more durable solution can be found. Guardian Dan gaar ah laga leeyahay arrimahaan. Dantaas oo ah the bolded words above.

Haatu;963936 wrote: On another note, has anyone ever heard of " garac ma leh"? I read it somewhere once Waxa loola jeedo ma taqaanaa horta? Boqorkii u horeeye Soomaalida xukumo waa kii la dhihi jiray Geedi Shaamboow oo Koonfurta iyo Galbeedka Soomaaliya xukumi jiray. Ninkaas qolodaa ka hadleysid ka dhashay. Dhaqankiisana waxaa ka mid ah gabar walba oo cusub guursaneyso inay la bariso ama u dhaxdo Geedi Shaamboow toddobada beri u horeyso. Kadibna kii guursanaaye la xaroonee. Waa meesha ee ka timid 'toddobada' guur baxa ah. Marka meeshaas awlaad badan ayaa ka dhalatay. It is unfortunate, kuwa Carab isku sheegaayo oo isirnimadooda hubin inay ku tilmaamaan Soomaalidii u horeysay Soomaali ma'aha. Another blatant badownimo.

Nothing to do with the thread's theme, laakiin waxaa soo xasuustay sanadooyin kahor sheeko aan maqlay Suuqa Bakaaraha ka dhacday 2006. Waa waagee Maxkamadaha qabsadeen Xamar oo nabad ka dhalatay, la wada sinnaadayna. Kuwa maangaabka ah dadka ay ugu yeeraan 'looma'ooyaan' oo xamaalanaayo gaarigacankiisa si kadis ah ugu dhuftay mid ismoodo "laandheere." Kii laandheeraha ismooday intuu soo fiiriye ku yiri, "War waxaan caqli lix saca ah..." Kii gaarigacanka waday intuu kii kale warkiisa dhameystirin u jawaabay maadaama la wada simanyahay markaan. Wuxuu ku dhahay, "Ani caqligeey lix saac haba shaqeeyee maalintii, laakiin ka waran kan caqligiisa 16 sano maqanyahay oo ismoodo in uu caqli leeyahay walina." Wuxuu ula jeedo waa garan kartaa, waana 1990 ilaa 2006. Wali caqligii waa maqanyahay, waana 23 sano markaan.

Coofle;963411 wrote: Qoonsi = dhibsasho ; Tusaale "Waxa aan qoonsaday sida Warsame ula dhaqmay booyaasada (Adeegto) " Silloon = wax ka si yihiin/aan fiicnayn/xun/ etc.....Tusaale "Samatar ayaa si kulul ugu yidhi maslax 'naga tag bahalyahaw sillooni" The difference between the aforementioned words is a little bit tricky, its those words you differentiate by experience but when asked to classify objectively it becomes difficult, but let me try.Any help would be appreciated. Agaasin =To Direct /badiyaa waxa at tusaalaysaa heer maamul (Management not executive) waxa ay is raacaan ereyada Maarayn iyo Maamul Abaabul =In fal la fulinayo la bilaabo / "waxa aan abaabulaynaa dibad-bax ka dhan ah xukuumada" Qabanqaabin = This is somewhat opposite to Agaasin (executive rather than managerial) ;in la diyaarsho oo la qabto hawlihii fal la fulinayo u baahnaa "Waxa mahad iska leh Ardayda fasalka 6aad oo soo qabanqaabiyay xaflada tan" Wax badan isku dhex walaaqeysaa, widaay. Agaasin (verb, rarely used), agaasime (noun) = executive Qabanqaabiye = planner Maareeye = manager Maamulle = administrator Maamule iyo maareeye labadaan erey mar mar isku micno loo isticmaalaa, both administrator iyo manager loo isticmaalaa interchangeably. Waxaana ka sareeyo jago ahaan agaasimaha, the executive.

Yaabane, you missed this massive one. Plus, it happened in a city aad u necebtahay - Koronto.

Bitishanoow xaal qaado.

Aqriso

Nin-Yaaban;962937 wrote: HAG? Really? Yaabane, ma yaabtay? He is the second qabyaaladist gaal in as recent who advocates the Bantustanization of Soomaaliya. Qof Soomaalidii diinteeda ka baxay, shouldn't he at least leave qabyaalad behind as well? I never thought I would see a Soomaali gaal, let alone qabyaaladist gaal to the core.

Someone in this thread has a severe lack of Afsoomaali comprehension.

The community leaders didn't go to radio stations - they rightly held a press conference. The dawn terror raids was very stressful against some of our ayeeyooyin iyo waalidiinta kale. Handcuffing and harrassing 96-year olds and 62-year-olds was terrible, not to mention pointing guns at sleeping kids at 4 am at dawn. That is nightmare. Not to mention lacagtee xadeen askartaas tuugada ah and how they tore and broke everything in the apartments. Of all media reports about this press conference today, you quoted the tabloid Toronto Sun, Soomaali-hating yellow paper -- that says more about your anti-Soomaali motive than anything.

Maxaa xildhibaan Soomaaliyeed seexiye 'posh' hotels like Serena iyo Laico (formerly Grand Regency), whose cheapest rooms cost $500 a night? Haddaa tagtid hoteeladaan, the lobbies xildhibaano ku sheeg, xildhibaano hore, ra'iisul wasaariyaal hore, wasiiro, wasiiro hore, failed presidential candidates with their shaxaad raadis hang-ons kama weyneysid at any tme, especially Grand Regency. Xildhibaanoow, stay in Xamar. Masuulnimada aad sheeganeysiin ku dhaqma, lacagta yar magaca masaakiinta Soomaaliyeed lagu soo helay haku qasaarinina meelahaas.

Nin-Yaaban;962491 wrote: None of those animals is indigenous to the country (well except for the Libaax). Geel, Ari, Lo would've been more appropriate i think. My 0.02 Shillings. Yaabanoow, micnaha 'indigenous' maa kuu gambisay mise saanaa kaa daacad ah? Inaa naga dhaadhicisid maa rabtaa inay Soomaaliya joogi jirin maroodi iyo wiyil? Koow. Soomaaliya wey joogi jireen duurjoogtadaan, gaar ahaan meesha hadda Jubbooyinka ah. Intee ciribtirmin wey buuxi jireen. Intii yarayd hartayna dagaaladii ka qaxeen ama lagu dhameeye. Teeda kale ogoow lacagihii hore, sida tii la dhihi jiray Soomaalo wey ku sawirnaan jireen saa jeclahay.

Mid ayaa boqol kun oo doolar ka badan laga qaatay. Firintijeerkeeda laga soo bixiye. Dukaan ayee ku leedahay behind Salaama restaurant on Kipling Ave. Wararka la isla dhex maraayana waxee ku darooyaan laba qori gurigeeda laga helay as well, allegedly owned by her son, whom booliiska raadinaayeen. Dad badan la dhacay aroortaas.

Kuwaas sawirkaan soo giliye Facebook maxaa ku watay beentooda. Sawirkaan Malaawi waaye, Koonfur Afrikana ma'aha. Waana sanadkii hore. Ninka la dilayna waa Reer Malaawi, oo tuug lagu sheegay. My immediate suspicion was right.

Have you seen the original Aasaasi? The original one wuxuu u ekaa in uu qoray mid marqaansan. Too many Waqooyi regional words ka buuxay. Fortunately, dib ayuu isku gartay and after a few years, updated it; much, much easier to get this time with a lot of input from Soomaali badan.

Wax walba diyaarad lagu keenaa, xataa doorooyinkii. Ma ukumo ay ku bilaabaan Soomaaliya ka waayeen? Teeda kale ha ogaadaan maalintee mid jirato inay wada jiranayaan kuligood, caafimaadkoodana halis yahay. I hope inay u diyaariyeen taqaatiir u gooni ah iyo daawooyinkooda. It reminded me to my sister's little semi-poultry farm in Nayroobi. Last time I knew boqol iyo meelahaas maraayeen, though close to a dozen died.

Walaasheen Hibaaq qabiil gooni ah ma u heesto, mana buunbuuniso marka haddaa saas ula jeedid, fadlan magaceeda meel ha ugu dhicin. Waa abwaanad heesaheeda dhan badankood iyadaa qoroto, waana heeso wada daljecel ah dadka maankooda qabyaalad ka saafiyeysan kiciyo. Marka mar labaad heybadeeda meel ha ugu dhicin.

War aad iyo aad loogu farxo waaye. SKA tuugo tuugo dhashay ahaayeen. Shilin ay garoonka ku dayactireen ma jirin ka ahayn labada basas ay keeneen oona ka shaqeeyo garoonka dhexdiisa. They imported cheap Asian middlemen too as sub-managers, iyagaana lacagta badankeeda iska qaadanaaye, living large in Nayroobi.

What a difference a year makes.

Saar waa ciyaar, waa suugaan, waa ruuxaan. Sometimes all done together, sometimes separately individually. Marka qofka saar laga tumaayo waala ciyaaraa mar mar, waxna waa lagu aqriyaa. Saar waa dhaqan Reer Koonfur Galbeedka, from Bakool, Gedo, Baay, Jubboyinka to NFD, gaar ahaan Ceelwaaq iyo Mandheera.

Any of Careys Ciise Kaarshe's saars can be considered epic, national or not. As a Reer Waamo, I am surprised you didn't consider this

Biido waligaa ma maqlin miyaa. Back in the day, qofka xaragoonaayo, siiba dhalinyarada oo 'elfis' u jarnaa ama afro, surwaalkii 'elefaantina' u xiran ayaa la dhihi jiray wey biideynayaan.

I had a little ixtiraam for this xlidhibaan, after Yuusuf Xasan of Islii. Laakiin intuu iskugu kaadiye. Afxumaa waxa. Sarsarka uu sheegaayo oo uu Kiinya dhul kale Soomaaliyeed kusii siiyo rabo, tan NFD maa ku filnaan weysay ay xooga ku heystaan walina laga samrin. Sarsar kulahaa, mayee goos goosasho. "Anaga, anaga" kulahaa. Kiikuuyo muu ismooday.

Xildhibaan Barre Aaden Ducaale oo ka tirsan baarlamaanka Kiinya, lagana soo doorto dhulka NFD ee Kiinya heysato ayaa saan u hadlay: "Walaalahanaga Soomaaliya mid aan u sheegeynaa anaga. Madaxweyne Shiikh Xasanna waan u sheegnay: Ciidammada Kiinya oo joogaan Jubbada ma soo baxaayiin. Meel ay u socdaan malaha. Dowladdaan meesha ku dhisan oo hadda laga sameeyayna jinni iyo jaan ha ahaato, dowladda [tan beenaadka Kismaayo laga dhisay] anaga waa aqoonsan nahay. Ee waxaa waaye nin kastaa dowlada goboleed oo hagaajiyay. Dowladda Itoobiya waxay Soomaalilaan iyo Buntilaan u noqotay sarsar . Anaga waxaan rabnaa sarsar . Sarsar aan Soomaaliya ka rabnaa. Markii dowladda Kiinya ay xoreynaysay Kismaayo, nimanka hadda qeylinaayiin inteey jireen? Su’aashaasaan weydiinay. Maxay mar hore u xoreysan waayeen? Runta u sheega dadka. Ciidammada Kiinya meelee u socdaan meeshaan malaha. Ciidammo kale oo waxaa jira Ugaandhees iyo Burundi ayaa joogaan Xamar sow ma'aha? Kuwaa lama sheegee, kuwa naga maxaa loo sheegi? Ebidkeey ani arrimaha Soomaaliya kama hadlin. Laakiin maanta in aan ka hadlo ayaan rabay ani. Sababta oo ah beryahaan dambe waan ku dhex jiray Ilaaheey ogyahay." Maqalka inta ka dhageyso.

Honestly, it would be a waste of your lacag to advertise in a Soomaali channel if your target audience is young Soomaalis. Eniwey, the best time to advertise on Yunifersal is the hours between 8-11 pm Soomaaliya time, especially the start of the news programs at 8 pm and 10 pm. But since you are targeting Soomaalida da'da yar iyo dhalinta, then it is more appropriate if you advertise during those programs: Salaamaha, Ii Wad Sheekada and the Soomaali-dubbed taxane that comes after 11 pm. Gabdhaha ayaa jecel those taxane soap operas. I would also advise you, if you have the budget that is, to advertise on Horncable during their famous Soomaali-dubbed Turkish taxane. Gabdho badan aad u daawado.