Mo Farah isn’t who he says he is

[SnottyLottie]

news.sky.com/story/sir-mo-farah-reveals-the-truth-about-how-he-came-to-the-uk-12650126

My mind is actual blown after reading that. Poor man to have to go through such an ordeal. I wonder what ever happened to the real Mohammad Farah? ☹️

Hope this doesn’t effect his citizenship or anything.

The woman who ripped the piece of paper up wasn't the woman he travelled with. She’s the woman who enslaved him.

So we have -

the travel companion said to be the real Mo Farah’s mother
the woman who he was handed over to
the foster mother who took him in who is the sister of the real Mo Farahs father (the man at the airport whom seemingly just accepted his son had been left in Somalia).

Im pretty sure the foster mother was complicit in all of it and only took him in because she couldn’t say to SS’s no, he’s not my nephew, he just travelled to the Uk on his documents.

The woman he travelled - Real Mos mother

The woman he was handed to ?
And Reals Mos father who occasionally visited.

Did the Real Mos father have two women on the go?

And Kinsi the father's sister. Who initially was told Sir Mo had no family. And she eventually took him in. Partly because he was friends with her son

When the man if the house (the first house in the UK) was home then mo was treated better. Is that kusi's brother ?
I can't make sense. Who got him sent over if he didn't know. Who would have paid ?

I think we need to accept that there is a whole network of entitlement and obligation still possibly being concealed here, for many varying reasons, and we will never know the full story. But did you see Djibouti where he would have lived if he'd stayed? It looked hellish. Mo may feel differently but fortunately his destiny lay elsewhere. I hope telling us this story doesn't cause him and his family problems.

Yes that's how I took it. That the man of the house was Kasis brother and the real Mos father

I can only assume it was him who paid to get Sir Mo over. I can't see who else would have had the money to do it.

I do wonder if the other children who were brought with him were also on fake ID.

The more you think about it the more questions. I wish I was a detective 🕵️‍♀️

Djibouti did look horrific. We never saw inside in Somiland either.

Muslims often have more than one wife. It's not quite the same as having 'two women on the go'. And children born to both wives are brothers and sisters, it's different from British tradition.

Would they not normally live together rather than him coming and going?

Very often there is also acrimony between the two branches of the family and things are far from hunky dory.

It’s something I know a lot about from first hand experience of the culture.

No. In fact I would say it’s now more common for there to be a separate home for each branch of the family and within my circle I only know of one home where both wives are living under the same roof.

Going slightly of topic they can't be legally married in the UK to both.
How does it work for benefits and wills and stuff?

I can only assume it was him who paid to get Sir Mo over. I can't see who else would have had the money to do it

Yes. But don’t forget he wasn’t expecting Sir Mo to arrive. He was expecting his son, the real Mo Farah, to arrive with his mum (the man’s wife). But I find it very strange that someone would just accept a stranger turning up instead of his son. it will be interesting to see what comes out in the months ahead.

And why was he treated better in the house when the man was around? Perhaps people were just behaving better in general during those periods (for show) and he felt the benefit of it.

But was he expecting his son, or just a child who could do the household chores & Help with the younger children?
Surely he must have known?

Even getting Sir Mos photo onto the visit couldn't have been easy.

Maybe the woman was less stressed when the man was around or didn't want him to see her nasty side.

I hope Sir Mo is able to get answers for himself and councilling because this is a heck of a lot of stuff to unravel.

I don't know about wills and I don't know now about the second wife, but if I remember correctly there was a time when, if a Muslim man with two wives claimed a benefit, the DSS/BA had to assess the first wife as wife and the second wife as a dependent adult in the household. It's some while since I needed to know that so you might need to check me out!!

Do you think man was married to the lady who travelled with Sir Mo and the woman who enslaved him?

As for the legalities involved in plural marriages in the Uk? I think it’s explained on the Home Office Website and I’m really only familiar enough with the practice in the region where I live where all wives in the marriage have an equal standing when it comes to inheritance etc.

Maybe the woman was less stressed when the man was around or didn't want him to see her nasty side

Yes and I expect it was the latter.

But was he expecting his son, or just a child who could do the household chores & Help with the younger children?

Surely he must have known?

I think this is all part of he huge lie that’s going on and it’s Kinsi who’s been left quite literally on the spot to make it all sound ok.

Glad it wasn't just me who thought the documentary raised far more questions than it answered.
I think that Mo Farah came across exceptionally well. I suspect his biggest problem may be that he's a nice bloke and he just wants to see the best in everyone. When/if the truth comes out it may be very difficult for him to accept and process who knew what at the time.

It’s certainly opened a whole whole can of worms and I wish him peace of heart and mind as he goes along this road.

I do think he came across really well.

I don't think he really knows the whole story either. I'm sure he said something about hoping his own family wasn't involved in his trafficking but I strongly suspect they were. They must have been. I think that will hurt when it comes out who, his Uncle or Grandparents in Djibouti?

He is a remarkable person who has had an astonishing journey. He fought to get away from that woman and then fought to achieve something in his life. It must have been a terrible burden to carry.
As someone who works in a school, seeing how his teachers looked after him made me proud of the teaching profession.

Alan the PE teacher deserves some serious recognition.
From what the HT said he was a bit of a wild child mix of not having enough English and no real family support. It was Alan who stood up for him and said no there's something about this kid.

The scene when he’s driving through Djibouti with his son was very powerful indeed. It is astounding to think how different his life would have been and his potential may have been left undiscovered. One consistent thing that came across was humility and gentleness.

Humility and gentleness. Yes very well said. I also felt sorry for him and his wife when they were talking to the lawyers about his nationality status. In reality, the public would never allow his citizenship or knighthood to be taken away but he didn’t seem to consider his celebrity status protecting him. It must have been so hard for his wife as well. She had a bit of a reputation as being pushy but now I think she’s protective of him because she knows what he’s been through.