Another Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

[Land_Soldier]

Norway: Is welfare system destroying Somali families?

 

San Francisco (Somalilandpress) — Somali-Norwegian activist, Kadra Yusuf thinks that the Norwegian generous welfare system paradoxically may destroy the Somali families in Norway and lead to misuse of public funds.

 

In a provocative feature article published in Norwegian newspaper, VG, Yusuf argues that many Somali families artificially live apart in legally; while they live in same household in reality. Majority of Somali families are registered as a single parent household. Figures from Norwegian government statistics show that there are 2.5 times as many single parents among Somalis than in other migrant families. According to the same statistics, three of four Somali women do not work; one of the three are divorced and half have more than three children.

 

In the article Kadra Yusuf asks, “Why people who come from a conservative Muslim country suddenly decide to divorce in Norway?”

 

Yusuf reasons that many Somali immigrants declare to be single parents to benefit from generous assistance that is provided by the Norwegian welfare system.

 

She believes the Norwegian welfare system encourages married couples to divorce and reward single mothers with many children. Yusuf argues this lead to poverty trap for Somalis. Somalis should be required to do more than just live off welfare, she says

 

Politicians are afraid of stigmatizing, but they should be willing to take on the dreary debates too. Benefits for single parents is a social benefit that many use, but it’s being abused and Somali children are the losing end of this sytem, says Kafra Yusuf.

 

Kadra Yusuf argues that existing welfare system causes many family problems.

 

The ‘fictional divorce’ is not only legal fraud. Somali men leave their home during the day because of fear that social workers will show up at the house. They usually go Khat rooms leaving family responsibilities to women. This leads to alter the normal Somali family structure.

 

Kadra Yusuf calls the Norwegian government to reform the social welfare to remove poverty trap that many Somali families find them in.

 

Norway has one of the best and generous welfare systems in the world. parents are entitled to 12 months off work with 80% pay, or 10 months with full pay. The fertility rate has been a steady 1.8 higher than most European countries. Norwgian welfare’s motto has been, “from the cradle to the grave”. All Norwegians enjoy full health care and free education system throughout their lives.

 

 

Insurance Fraud

Magne Fladby, Director of the Norwegian National Insurance Verification and Collection Agency, says that they’re aware of the high risk for this type of fraud among Somalis.

 

“We get tips that this is widespread among Somalis. This is a benefits area we have a strong focus on in order to discover abuse,” he says.

 

Fladby says that they don’t have statistics based on ethnicity, and have no special measures directed only at Somalis. “We actively work to uncover abuses among single parents in general,” he says.

 

The figures on abuse of welfare benefits for single parents increased sharply in recent years. In 2008, his agency uncovered fraud of 2.3 million Kroner (373,000 US Dollar.) In 2010 they uncovered a record high of 8.2 million Kroner ($1,300,000.)

 

Ethnic perspective

The leader of the Parliamentary Labour and Social Committee Karin Andersen (SV) calls the government to finding a firm solution of this social problem and she encourage the social services to approach this problem from an “ethnic point of view.”

 

Source: VG Magazine

[Blessed]

How is she an Ayan Hersi?

 

There's truth in what she says also..

[IsseRiyole]

Am wondering too how is she another A Hersi?

Truth be told let alone Norweign, here in Minneapolis/St paul ,i see daily families claiming to be either seperated or the most serious offense of marriage lying about they are Divorced a year or perhaps 5 years ago just to get some extra cash? it destroyed our fabric of life and we need to stop it. By the way if a married couple come to you and alleged they are divorced aren't they automatically divorced? good article truth hurt but it must be told by some brave young man or women.

War iga raali noqda Ramadaaan kariim Boowayaal iyo baayooyin.

[Jacaylbaro]

Someone did not even read the article he/she posted ............

[NGONGE]

Never saw Ayaan wearing one of these on her head.

 

[MZanzi]

^^foolxumo.com

[NGONGE]

^^ South Africa miya lago afuray, saaxib?

[MZanzi]

South african ka miyeey sooman horta

[Polanyi]

^^ whey protein bu ku afurey

 

 

I have to agree with this women. But zealots like her rarely offer any tangible soltutions. They just state the obvious and simply give the rightwing more fuel.

[NGONGE]

^^ Allah og (iyo kuwa south africa jooga).

[MZanzi]

Ngonge, runta hadi lasheego dambi miyaa? if i say Ngonge's skinny ma dambibaa? (I know your not light weight like (nuune)

 

 

PS.polanyi A.k.a abu,fabregas, adiga wali sidi miyaad isku dabalineysa?

[Land_Soldier]

Ayaan started out by putting all the things Somali do in the Media(fraud with social security, applications for asylum, exactly same topics as this lady is adressing). When that didnt work, she started her crusade against Muslims.

 

She tried to get famous by critizing her fellow Somali's in the Media.

[Jacaylbaro]

I believe she is right on those issues related to fraud .......

 

Am I another Ayaan Hirsi ?? ,,,,

[NGONGE]

MZanzi, maya lakin dee foolxumo ha odhan dee, i may cajabin iska dheh (because I bet A&T thinks she is the prettiest woman alive; I think she's average).

[Garaad Bari]

Honestly,, this young lady has broken the ice,,,, this case is so true & common among the somali community in most of the western countries. pple need to work hard to make a living rathan than being a parasite like INJIR livig on other pple's Dhidid