Why It’s a Bad Idea for Western Financial Firms to Get Involved in Zakat
by Christopher W Holton The issue of zakat is one that is central to the concerns about Shariah-compliant finance, but concerns about zakat should extend far beyond Shariah finance alone. Zakat is a real threat because it is doctrinal in Islam and no figure, organization or body in Islam has the authority to change it. […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Nearly four years after the Islamic Society of North America’s Canadian wing lost its charity status for funding Jihadist terrorism, two more affiliates have been similarly sanctioned. https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2013/09/25/islamic-society-of-north-americas-canadian-wing-loses-charity-status-for-funding-terrorism/ Canadian authorities have stripped two former affiliates of the Islamic Society of North America’s Canada chapter (ISNA-Canada) of their charitable status after […]
by Christopher W. Holton Long-time readers of SFW know that the subject of Islamic charities funding Jihadist terrorism is one of the topics we have covered most closely and frequently over the years. Scores of Islamic charities worldwide, including right here in the USA, have been implicated in funding jihad. You can read all about […]
by Christopher W. Holton Here is a report that vividly illustrates the profound differences between charities in the West and “charities” in the Islamic world. Not only do Islamic charities routinely fund Jihad, they also operate Shariah courts. In the case linked below, we have Jamat ud Dawa, a Pakistani charity that has already been […]
Why Do Islamic Charities Send Zakat to Terrorists? Because Shariah Says They Must
One of the most popular and most important subjects on SFW is the issue of Zakat. Zakat is a form of tithing in Islam and is considered one of the Five Pillars of the faith. Essentially, every Muslim who is able to do so is required to give 1/40 of his wealth each year to […]
Back on 29 July, SFW reported that the Islamic Society of North America’s (ISNA) Canadian wing had been implicated in sending money to a Pakistani charity that was essentially a front for funding Jihad: https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2013/07/29/islamic-society-of-north-america-isna-canada-fingered-for-financial-support-of-terrorism-in-kashmir/ Now, we have the latest update from Canada on this situation. The Canadian federal government’s charity watchdog has revoked ISNA’s […]
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is the largest Muslim organization in North America. It has key connections with members of the Obama administration and is frequently cited by the media as representative of the Muslim community. Many people recall that ISNA was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial–the […]
More on the “End of the Line” for the Holy Land Foundation
Two days ago we reported on the legal challenge to the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing conviction and the fact that the US Supreme Court had denied the appeal: https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2012/10/30/another-important-victory-the-holy-land-foundation-trial-redux/ The good folks at the Investigative Project on Terrorism published a similar report which we think is worth examining: The United States Supreme Court has […]
We have learned not to expect much from The Huffington Post. In fact, we make it a point to avoid it on most days. But today “HuffPo” published an article by Annalisa Musarra of the “Religion News Service” and we had to read it. It amounts to a celebration of Muslims NOT assimilating into society as […]
Devout Muslims donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to one of Canada’s largest Islamic organizations on the promise that the cash would be used to help the poor. But only one in four dollars donated to a special pool of money at the Islamic Society of North America Canada (ISNA Canada) actually reached the needy. […]
Judicial Watch Sues Mayor Bloomberg for Records On Ground Zero Mosque
Attorneys for a public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption filed a petition on Thursday with the New York State Supreme Court to compel New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office to comply with a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request regarding contacts between the Mayor’s office, Ground Zero Mosque Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, and […]
Ingrid Mattson needs no introduction to many SFW readers. She is the president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), which was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest successful terrorism financing trial in U.S. history. She also has held prominent positions with the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT), which is another unindicted co-conspirator […]
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