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This is a list of charities accused of ties to terrorism. A number of charities have been accused or convicted in court of using their revenues to fund terrorism or revolutionary movements, rather than for the humanitarian purposes for which contributions were ostensibly collected. During the "war on terror," the names of several such organisations have been published, although the phenomenon predates 9/11.[1] Some detainees have been captured largely because they volunteered or worked for these charities.

On August 23, 2007, the Bush administration announced plans to implement enhanced security checking of the employees of American charities, which receive funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development, looking for those who might have ties to terrorism.[2] Charities which are turned down will not be offered an explanation, or an avenue to appeal the decisions.

Charities accused of ties to terrorism

Name of Charity Location of Charity Accusers Description
Afghan Support Committee[3][4]  Pakistan U.S. State Department
  • Alleged to have funneled support to fighters in Afghanistan.
Al-Haramain Foundation[5]  Saudi Arabia U.S. State Department
Al Kifah Refugee Center[4]  United States Spanish police
Al Wafa al Igatha al Islamia[5]  Afghanistan U.S. State Department
Benevolence International Foundation  United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bosanska Idealna Futura  Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal Bureau of Investigation
Global Relief Foundation  United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Bosnian offices shut down on US request in 2002
  • Commission of the European Union froze assets in 2006[7]
Health and Education Project International[8]  Canada Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development[9][10]  United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • On November 10, 2004, convicted by US federal court of funding Hamas. In 2001 it was the largest Muslim charity in the United States.
İnsan Hak ve Hürriyetleri ve İnsani Yardım Vakfı  Turkey  Russia[11]
  • Alleged to have sent weapons and supplies to extremists in Syria during the Syrian Civil War.
International Islamic Relief Organization[4]  Saudi Arabia U.S. State Department
International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN-Canada)  Canada Canadian Revenue Agency
  • Alleged to have transferred $14.6 million worth of resources to Hamas through various associated organizations.[12][13]
Interpal[14]  United Kingdom

United States Treasury Department

Internationale Humanitäre Hilfsorganisation e.V.[18][19]  Germany German Interior Ministry
  • Outlawed in Germany since it has financially supported Hamas, while presenting activities to donors as humanitarian help.[19]
Islamic Relief  United Kingdom  Israel,[20]
 United Arab Emirates[21][22]
 Germany[23]
  • Alleged to have funded Hamas[20] and alleged connections to Muslim Brotherhood.[23] Islamic Relief is contesting the Israeli allegations[24] and publicly refutes any alleged links to the Muslim Brotherhood.[25]
Jamaat al Dawa al Quran[26]  Afghanistan JTF-GTMO
  • American counter-terrorism analysts at Guantanamo assert this group is an extremist militant group.
Jamat al Tabligh[27]  Pakistan U.S. State Department
  • "The Jamat al Tabligh, a Pakistani-based Islamic Missionary organization, is being used as a cover to mask travel and activities of terrorists including members of al-Qaeda"
Maktab al-Khidamat[28]  Afghanistan 9/11 Commission
Muslim Aid[4]  United Kingdom Spanish police,[29]
 Israel,[30]
 Bangladesh[31][32][33]
Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage[34]  Kuwait U.S. State Department
Popular Front of India  India Various Indian authorities
Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation(TRO)[37]  Canada Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tamil (Sri Lanka) Refugee-Aid Society of Ottawa[38][39]  Canada Canadian Revenue Agency

See also

References

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  2. ^ Walter Pincus (August 23, 2007). "Foreign Aid Groups Face Terror Screens". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
  3. ^ a b Terrorist Exclusion List, US State Department, November 15, 2002
  4. ^ a b c d Spain charity terror link alleged Archived 2006-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, CNN, December 8, 2002
  5. ^ a b Dossier (.pdf)[permanent dead link‍] of Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i, Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  6. ^ a b c d Complete 911 Timeline Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, Cooperative Research
  7. ^ Commission Regulation 76/2006
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  9. ^ Charities Held Liable in Teen Death Archived 2006-11-14 at archive.today, Wildman Harrold Attorneys and Counselors
  10. ^ Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, NY Times
  11. ^ Winter, Chase. "Russia claims Turkish NGOs are 'main supplier' of extremists in Syria". DW. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  12. ^ Canada, Service (2014-04-29). "Government of Canada Lists IRFAN-Canada as terrorist entity". gcnws. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  13. ^ "Terrorism Profile – International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy-Canada". The Mackenzie Institute. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  14. ^ "U.S. Designates Five Charities Funding Hamas and Six Senior Hamas Leaders as Terrorist Entities" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of the Treasury, August 22, 2003.
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  16. ^ Dominic Casciani, Islamic charity cleared of Hamas link, BBC, 24 September 2003.
  17. ^ Niki May Young (27 July 2010). "Interpal wins High Court case against Sunday Express claims of terror links". Civil Society Media. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
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  20. ^ a b "Israel bans UK-based Muslim charity accused of funding Hamas". Reuters. 19 June 2014.
  21. ^ Simeon Kerr (2014-11-16). "UAE blacklists 83 groups as terrorists". FT.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  22. ^ "Charity banned over 'links to terrorism'". The Times. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  23. ^ a b "Islamic Relief hat Kontakte zur Muslimbruderschaft". Frankfurter Rundschau. 16 April 2019.
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  27. ^ Combatant Status Review Board Letters, final release (.pdf), Department of Defense Freedom of Information Office -- see page 4 of the .pdf
  28. ^ National Commission on Terrorist Attack Upon the United States: appendix a common abbreviations, 9/11 Commission
  29. ^ "CNN.com - Spain charity terror link alleged - Dec. 8, 2002". Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  30. ^ "Defense Minister signs order banning Hamas-affiliated charitable organizations". GxMSDev. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  31. ^ "NGOs under scanner for 'funding militancy'". Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  32. ^ "Hasina: No vote rigging by AL-backed candidates - Dhaka Tribune". Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  33. ^ "Ten Islamist outfits to face ban - Dhaka Tribune". Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  34. ^ Summary of Evidence (.pdf) Archived 2013-05-04 at the Wayback Machine from pages 25-26 of Mohammed Fenaitel Mohamed Al Daihani's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  35. ^ "PFI India's Number One Terrorist Organisation, Says Former Mumbai Police Officer". HuffPost India. 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  36. ^ "Ban PFI, India's no 1 terror organisation: Former Maharashtra cop". Hindustan Times. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  37. ^ "'Charities' back terror, Ottawa Sun".
  38. ^ "Summary of Reasons for Revocation - Tamil (Sri Lanka) Refugee-Aid Society of Ottawa". www.cra-arc.gc.ca. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  39. ^ "Ottawa Tamil group loses charitable status". CBC News. Retrieved 31 December 2016.