Western Union officials say government guidelines have forced them to delay or block money transfers simply because the recipients have names common among Muslims, such as Muhammad.Western Union officials say government guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. have forced them to delay or block money transfers simply because the recipients have names common among Muslims, such as Muhammad. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. , Western Union blocks names that even partially match names on a U.S. list of terrorists. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion