The recently released report by the British government on the Muslim Brotherhood indicates that, not only is the Muslim Brotherhood tied to terrorism, but so are Islamic charities in the UK. This makes it all the more confounding that policymakers in the UK have decided not to shut down the Muslim Brotherhood’s operations there… Muslim […]
by Christopher W. Holton In 2006 an important book was published by Cambridge University Press: “Alms for Jihad,” written by J. Millard Burr and Robert O. Collins. Alms for Jihad contains the most detailed, exhaustive investigation into the role that Islamic charities and NGOs have played in financing and supporting violent Jihad and terrorist organizations, […]
UK Islamist Organization Sues Charity Commission
On October 28, 2015 · In Britain, ISIS, Islamic charities, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals
The United Kingdom’s Charity Commission has rightly sought to cut off funding through Islamic charities for the Islamist group CAGE. CAGE has been vocal in support for British Jihadis and has provided legal services for Jihadis. CAGE is largely funded by Islamic charities… CAGE, a UK advocacy group best known for defending Islamic State executioner […]
The Conservatives have been accused of an “astonishing” attack on free speech and “demonising” Muslims after officials banned an event at their conference in Manchester because it had links to two Islamic charities. Perhaps the Conservatives took this stance because of the long list of Islamic Charities that have been implicated in funding Jihad. We applaud […]
By Christopher W. Holton A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate has introduced legislation that would facilitate terror victims to sue foreign governments and private-sector financiers for support of terrorism. The bill, aimed chiefly at the Saudi regime and individual Persian Gulf terrorism funders in nations such as Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia, has been backed by victims […]
SFW has long focused on the role of Islamic charities in funding Jihad. This is a chief concern surrounding Shariah-compliant finance because of the byproduct of Shariah finance in which funds are funneled to Islamic charities as zakat or to “purify” impurities in portfolios. As we have detailed scores of times over the years, here […]
Australia and Indonesia will host a summit of 15 Asian-Pacific nations in November to discuss combatting the flow of terrorism funding, in the first gathering of its kind. Australia and Indonesia’s financial intelligence units, AUSTRAC and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), will co-host the event, to be held in Sydney. Indonesian terrorism experts have warned […]
Last year, the Charity Commission opened cases and inquiries into 379 religious charities, of which 153 were Christian and 85 were Muslim. So far, we know of no cases in which non-Muslim charities have been implicated in terrorism financing. http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/08/19/more-christian-than-muslim-charities-investigated-by-charity-commission/
Intelligence officials are comparing a newly discovered secret Islamic State document to Hitler’s “Mein Kampf.” Found in Pakistan’s remote tribal region by American Media Institute (AMI), the 32-page Urdu language document promotes an “end of the world” battle as a final solution. The undated document, “A Brief History of the Islamic State Caliphate (ISC), The […]
We don’t ordinarily link to articles that are on subscriber-only web sites, but in this case we feel compelled to make an exception. This story from The Times of London is too important not to introduce… A senior employee of Amnesty International has undeclared private links to men alleged to be key players in a […]
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs permanently closed down the Fahd al-Ahmed charity on Sunday due to “repeated violations despite the warnings”. Quoting a source at the ministry, al-Rai said that the ministry had repeatedly asked the charity to comply with regulations stipulating that funds for Syrians be collected through official channels. Officials from the charity […]
7News in Australia has published a report on a topic that is very familiar to readers of SFW: the terror ties of Islamic charities: 7News can reveal some of our charity donations are ending up in the hands of terror organisations like Islamic State. They are large sums, according to Government agencies, who are warning […]
Al-Ansar Charity Association, a financial intermediary between Iran and the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, has announced through social media that it will distribute $2 million to the families of shahids (martyrs for Islam) who died while fighting Israel from 2000 to 2014. This money is over and above the $900,000 Al-Ansar promised in January to the […]
The United Arab Emirates have moved to regulate the flow of funds into Islamic charities, imposing stiff penalties for violations. While this appears to be a step in the right direction, laws are only as good as those enforcing them. There is ample evidence of wealthy, influential Emiratis supporting Jihad over the years. This is […]
Australian authorities are not investigating enough money laundering offences and the nation’s charity sector is at risk of being used to channel funding to terrorists, an intergovernmental policymaking group has found. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/terror/charity-sector-faces-high-risk/story-fnpdbcmu-1227314264173
In what can only be described as a stunning development, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has joined the US Treasury Department in placing sanctions on an Islamic charity that has provided material support to the Jihadist terrorist organization, Lashkar e Taiba. Readers may recall that Lashkar e Taiba was responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terrorist […]
We recently came across an article on a web site that we have been reading for years that provides us with a teaching moment. The web site in question is Strategy Page (http://www.strategypage.com). It is an excellent web site dedicated to news and analysis of military affairs and international security. Recently Strategy Page published an […]
Last week, two women, including Noelle Velentzas, were indicted in a Jihad plot in New York City. What is particularly interesting to us is Velentzas’s apparent affiliation with ICNA Relief, an Islamic charity affiliated with the Islamic Circle of North America. Note in the video associated with this news article are her arrest: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/03/2-women-accused-of-plotting-isis-inspired-terror-attack-held-without-bail/ […]
Every once in a while, the UN gets something right. It’s usually very late, but sometimes they actually do something right. Last September the US sanctioned the Hilal Ahmar Society Indonesia as a wing of Al Qaeda. Now, seven months later, the UN has followed suit. It’s standard practice for Jihadist organizations to have “humanitarian,” public […]
Cage, which is not a charity, has been the subject of intense media attention recently after making comments about the Islamic State terrorist “Jihadi John”, who has been revealed to be a University of Westminster graduate, Mohammed Emwazi. Asim Qureshi, research director of Cage, has said Emwazi was “a beautiful young man” and said that […]
Government should address problem of anti-terror laws hindering aid charities, says committee The charity sector has welcomed the call by a cross-party committee of parliamentarians for government to address the difficulties posed by current terrorism legislation on charities delivering overseas aid. http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/government-address-problem-anti-terror-laws-hindering-aid-charities-says-committee/policy-and-politics/article/1335842
The chief executive of the Global Aid Trust, an Islamic charity in the United Kingdom, has stepped down and an investigation launched after the organization was accused of supporting extremism. The Trust, which claims to raise money to educate the underprivileged and alleviate poverty around the world, was launched in 2004 and has an annual income of […]
“Unless Arab countries adopt a comprehensive strategy to confront the Brotherhood, the group will continue to pose a high risk,” former leader of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group Sheikh Nabeel Naeem told Asharq Al-Awsat. The former jihadist who previously operated in Afghanistan said Arab governments should crackdown on any Brotherhood-related investments in order to cut off […]
Fact Check on Saudi Funding of Al Qaeda and 9/11 Attacks
On February 10, 2015 · In Al Qaeda, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Saudi Arabia, Terror Funding
The 9/11 Commission, Aug. 21, 2004: Fund-raisers and facilitators throughout Saudi Arabia and the Gulf raised money for al-Qaeda from witting and unwitting donors and diverted funds from Islamic charities and mosques. The commission staff found no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or as individual senior officials knowingly support or supported al-Qaeda; […]
Lashkar e Taiba Charity Wing Still Active
On February 9, 2015 · In Islamic charities, Jamaat-ul-Dawa, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Lashkar e Taiba, Pakistan
Lashkar e Taiba is one of the most vicious and deadly Jihadist groups in the world, having carried out the horrific Mumbai attack in 2008. They have long been supported by, and worked through, their charity wing, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which the Pakistani government has left completely untouched. Nothing better illustrates the problems associated with Islamic charities. Even […]
The subject of Islamic charities funding Jihadist terrorism is one of the most popular subjects on Shariah Finance Watch. Barely a week goes by in which another Islamic charity is implicated in funding jihad. This latest example comes from Israel’s excellent Shin Bet security service. Why do so many Islamic charities fund Jihad? Because Shariah […]
IBD: New Saudi King Named In September 11th Lawsuits
On January 28, 2015 · In Al Qaeda, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Saudi Arabia, Terror Funding
King Salman has a history of funding al-Qaida, and his son has been accused of knowing in advance about the 9/11 attacks. The 79-year-old Salman once ran a Saudi charity tied to al-Qaida and has been named a defendant in two lawsuits accusing the Saudi royal family of helping the 9/11 terrorists, one of which […]
New Saudi King Salman Funded Jihad
On January 27, 2015 · In Islamic charities, Islamic Relief, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Saudi Arabia, Terror Funding
Saudi Arabia’s newly crowned King Salman has a history of helping to fund Jihadist terrorist organizations and has maintained ties with Jew-hating Muslim clerics known for advocating violence. In 2001, an international raid of the Saudi High Commission for Aid to Bosnia, which Salman founded in 1993, unearthed evidence of terrorist plots against America, according to separate exposés written […]
Yesterday we posted that the UK government, which commonly provides grants to charities, had cut off funding to Muslim Charities Forum. Now we have more details on why the UK government cut them off… Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (pictured), announced last month in a statement update on integration of […]
Methods for Financing Jihad
On January 13, 2015 · In Al Qaeda, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror Funding, Zakat
The Al-farouq web site which is directly affiliated with the Al-Qaeda terror network published a web book entitled “The 39 Principles of Jihad”. The book was written by Mohammad Bin Ahmad Al-Salem and is claimed to have been written in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2003. Several of the 39 principles listed by Al-Salem directly relate to finance Jihad and providing financial […]
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