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SAA Director appeals to SAMSA to restore money wiring services

Posted on January 12, 2012

Hashi Shafi, executive director of the Somali Action Alliance, along with Twin Cities-area Imams and allied community leaders, have appealed to the Somali American Money Services Association (SAMSA) to restore money wiring services by using all available legal means to allow Somali … Continue reading →

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Minneapolis StarTribune: Somalis face ‘a hopeless situation’

Posted on January 11, 2012
Mohamed Muse, a Minneapolis cab driver, used to be able to wire money back to his wife and two small children in Mogadishu. Photo: David Joles, Star Tribune

Every day, Mohamed Muse grows more fearful for his family. The Minneapolis cab driver hasn’t been able to send the $200 to $300 his wife and two children in Somalia have come to rely on each month to pay for … Continue reading →

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Failed AT&T / T-Mobile Deal is a Victory For The People

Posted on December 21, 2011
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Minneapolis—AT&T’s decision to drop its T-Mobile acquisition deal is a “big victory for the people,” according to SAA Executive Director Hashi Shafi. (The Somali Action Alliance is one of a number of local grassroots organizations in Minnesota that have criticized … Continue reading →

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