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Capacity Building ] Somali Family Care Network Links The links listed below are intended to serve as a resource for service providers, members of Somali communities in the US and those who have an interest in learning more about Somalia and Somali people residing in the US. The
SFCN links cover updates on news events in immigrant and refugee
communities, immigrant and refugee rights in addition to other
issues important to the Somali community in the US. The
links page is a work in progess; new links are added and stale links are
deleted as often as time permits. If
you know of any useful websites or think that we have failed to identify an
important subject heading, please contact us at staff@somalifamily.org
The "Hawala"
in Somali Society Recent actions by the United States and its coalition to crackdown on the financial support network for Al-Qaeda has brought attention to the “Hawala” financial system used by many Somalis to send remittances to their relatives in Somalia. A concept of debt and credit transfer, Hawala’s roots lie in early Islamic commercial practices. [read the full story] Ninth Circuit Decision Blocks Deportation of Somalis, by Milo Sybrant, Somali Family Care Network On September 17, 2003 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a January decision that effectively bans the removal of Somalis to their country of origin. This ruling affects more than 2,700 Somalis in the United States who are facing deportation... [click here to learn more] Additional ResourcesThe CLEAR Act:
Current Immigration Issues, by the National Immigration Forum Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, state and local
police nationwide have had to respond to new homeland security mandates while
seeing their staff dwindle due to budget crises. Congress is considering
throwing yet another sweeping mandate at state and local governments, by
requiring local police to add federal immigration law enforcement to their
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Mosaica: The Center for Nonprofit
Development and Pluralism Mosaica helps community-based nonprofit organizations in the US and internationally become more effective and sustainable. Its special commitment is to strengthen and support groups that serve and empower groups whose voices are least likely to be hear when public policies are adopted and resources are allocated. To learn more about Mosaica and find resource related to developing community-based organizations, just click on the link below: http://www.mosaica.org/resources.html SFCN
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