Posted on 09/15/2014 6:00:44 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Food shelves can be a life line for people dealing with poverty and hunger.
But many in the Somali-American community say finding a food shelf that caters to their religious dietary restrictions is almost impossible.
“Some food shelves are trying to meet the need, but some of them already got canned beans that have already been mixed with pork — and there is a literacy issue here,” said community activist Fartun Weli.
A group of first-generation Somali Americans says they need help in developing a food shelf that specializes in healthy foods that do not contain pork or pork byproducts.
“It’s about human rights also, basic human rights to get the proper food and also healthy food,” said Imam Hassan Mohamud.
With signs in hand, they marched to the Hennepin County commissioners’ office to ask Peter McLaughlin for help. Most live in his district and feel he can help them help themselves.
McLaughlin and the group disagree over the availability of halal or kosher food at food shelves in Minnesota.
He did say they would need to petition all county commissioners for the money to make this food shelf a reality.
“The place to deal with this is going to be within the budget … our budget for next year,” McLaughlin said.
To get the food shelf up and running will cost $150,000, but McLaughlin says there is no plan on how much would be needed to sustain it.
The group hopes to present a proposal to the county commissioners during its budget meeting on Nov 13.
“It’s about human rights also, basic human rights to get the proper food and also healthy food,” said Imam Hassan Mohamud. “
That’s fine. Buy your own then.
My grocery store has started to carry halal meat.
I have homemade post-its to leave on the section every time, I’m in there..... *WHY DO MUSLIMS WANT ALL AMERICANS DEAD?*
Doin’ my little part.
F u somalis, go back where u can have all the pork free shelves and barbaric beheadings you want.
Nice!
>>To get the food shelf up and running will cost $150,000, but McLaughlin says there is no plan on how much would be needed to sustain it.
The 5th pillar of islam is alms for the poor. Get your own people to stop buying explosives and pay for it if its that important!
/johnny
Ol’ Fartin’ Wally & his fellow jihadis need to be sent back to the failed Somali hellhole they came from.
F’em!
“It’s about human rights also, basic human rights to get the proper food and also healthy food,” said Imam Hassan Mohamud.
Clearly they’ve learned well and quickly from our local Leftists.
I am Jewish and I manage to avoid pork! >:(
Ship them back to Somalia and let them fend for themselves. We have done enough for them.
One of hte first things Muslims start demanding is food that meets their dietary restrictions. It only gets worse from then on.
They move here? Learn English and there is no problem, they can always move back to their home country if they can’t read labels.
Tough noogies!
They can starve.
Go back to Somalia.
Or convert.
Makes absolutely no difference to me.
I expect I'll get shot at tomorrow.
That's ok. It's funny.
/johnny
And I’ll bet you pay for your own food.
I almost [was a half-heartbeat away] from confronting 2 Somali women in the store parking lot....and asking them *Why?*
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