We consistently see the juxtaposition of armed jihad and social services in groups like Hamas and Hizballah, and other organizations in the Muslim world, because the Islamic tradition does not set off charitable work as strictly non-combatant in the way that is expected of the Red Cross, United Way, and other Western groups. Rather, Qur’an […]
Islamic charities from Saudi Arabia and UAE giving $100 million yearly to jihad in Pakistan
And where is that money coming from? From our gas pumps. And note here again the connection to Islamic charities. This should not surprise anyone: in Islam, funding jihad is a meritorious, charitable act. “‘Pakistani jihad networks funded by Saudi, UAE charities,’” from Reuters, May 22 (thanks to Tziona): Islamic charities from Saudi Arabia and […]
UK’s Charity Commission finds links of Islamic charities to jihad terror groups “unsubstantiated” — by ignoring mountains of evidence
Yes, but the picture is so much more pleasant when they don’t allow all that pesky evidence to get in the way. “Muslim Aid: Hopeless Charity Commission whitewashes yet another Islamist group,” by Andrew Gilligan in the Telegraph, December 17 (thanks to David): The Charity Commission, Britain’s most ineffective regulator, has once again whitewashed an […]
Muslim couple that headed Oregon charity accused of funneling money meant for food aid to Iranian government
Yet another jihad charity. “Texas couple accused of funneling money to Iran,” by Nigel Duara for the Associated Press, December 17 (thanks to Block Ness): PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Texas couple and the head of an Oregon charity secretly sent millions of dollars to an Iranian bank and to a contact in Iran for […]
U.S. adds yet another Islamic charity to terror blacklist
Yet another Islamic charity ends up financing jihad terror. Once authorities realize that this is one way for Muslims who are not prepared to join in hot warfare to aid the jihad, they will no longer consider this kind of thing anomalous. “U.S. Adds Islamic Charity To Terror Black List Over Its Links To LeT,” […]
Oregon: Feds want founder of Islamic charity to be sentenced for financing jihad terror
Yet another Islamic charity ends up financing jihad terror. Once authorities realize that this is one way for Muslims who are not prepared to join in hot warfare to aid the jihad, they will no longer consider this kind of thing anomalous. More on this story. “Feds seek terrorism boost on tax fraud sentence,” from […]
Feds seek eight-year prison term for Islamic charity founder convicted of conspiring to fund Chechen jihad
Funny how these cases with Islamic charities keep coming up. One reason they do is that, while the Western understanding of charities draws a sharp distinction between combatant and non-combatant roles and places charitable work firmly in the latter camp, the Islamic tradition does not. Qur’an 9:60 includes “those fighting in the cause of Allah” […]
UK: leading “human rights organization” gave $322,000 to jihadist cleric al-Awlaki
Moazzam Begg of Cageprisoners wrote about al-Awlaki that it “was evident that he commanded a large following and great respect amongst many Muslims.” Indeed so. “Top charities give £200,000 to group which supported al-Qaeda cleric,” by Jason Lewis for the Telegraph, November 6 (thanks to Kowtow): The radical cleric accused of inspiring the cargo bomb […]
Group that sponsors National Prayer Breakfast took money from Islamic charity that funded jihad terror
No doubt they assumed the charity was “moderate.” “Religious group took alleged terrorist money,” by R. Jeffrey Smith for the Washington Post, October 14: A group of Ohio ministers has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the organization that sponsors the National Prayer Breakfast because it received money six years ago from an alleged […]
Founder of Islamic charity convicted of funneling money to Chechen jihadists
Islamic “charities” supporting jihadists: funny how that keeps happening. And it does because there is not the traditional separation between combatant and charitable activities in zakat as there is in the Western tradition, where charitable groups are strictly non-combatant. Rather, Qur’an 9:60 makes no such distinction when discussing groups to whom zakat may be allotted, […]