PORTLAND, OR—Reaz Qadir Khan, 48, a naturalized U.S. citizen residing in Portland, has been arrested on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists for the assistance he allegedly provided to an individual who participated in a May 27, 2009 suicide bomb attack at the headquarters of Pakistan’s intelligence service in Lahore, Pakistan, that [...]
An elderly Muslim cleric on trial for allegedly funneling tens of thousands of dollars to the Pakistani Taliban terrorist organization vehemently denied Tuesday any connection to Islamic extremists and insisted he does not harbor anti-U.S. views. Today, he will, again, head to court. Taking the witness stand in his own defense, 77-year-old Hafiz Khan rejected [...]
$200 Million Islamic credit card scam in New Jersey
On February 10, 2013 · In credit cards, Investment Scams, Investment Swindles, Money Laundering, Pakistan
Eighteen people have been charged in what federal prosecutors in New Jersey called one of the largestcredit card fraud schemes ever uncovered by the U.S. Department of Justice, spanning 28 states and eight countries. “The defendants are part of a massive international fraud enterprise involving thousands of false identities, fraudulent identification documents, doctored credit reports and more than $200 [...]
Prosecutors are laying out their case in court against two South Florida imams accused of funneling more than $50,000 to support the Pakistani Taliban, playing wiretapped phone calls and showing bank records to bolster their accusations against the Pakistan-born men. Hafiz Khan, the head of one of Miami’s oldest mosques, and his son, Izhar Khan, were [...]
The Wall Street Journal Weighs In On Al Goreeza: Inconvenient Truths About Al Jazeera…and about Dow Jones too
On January 8, 2013 · In Al Jazeera, Bahrain, DeLorenzo, Dow Jones, Dow Jones Islamic Market, Hamas, Investors Business Daily, Islamic Finance, Islamization, madrassas, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Shariah Boards, Shariah Finance, Usmani, Wahhabism
We’re glad to see that the Wall Street Journal has weighed in on the nefarious aspects of Al Jazeera, echoing what we reported here on SFW last week: http://www.shariahfinancewatch.org/blog/2013/01/03/al-gore-sells-out-to-qatar-state-owned-al-jazeera-buys-current-tv/ It’s worth pointing out some of the highlights in the Journal’s article: …the network reflects the interests of the government that runs it—making it akin to [...]
Money Jihad blog’s short list of Shariah banks that fund terrorism
On January 8, 2013 · In Al Qaeda, Bangaladesh, Blogroll, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates, HSBC, Iran, Islamic Banking, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Shariah Banking, Sudan, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism, Zakat
Money Jihad blog is one of the most invaluable web sites in existence for anyone who is concerned with how Jihadist terrorism is supported and funded. That is why we link to it so frequently here on SFW. Money Jihad’s latest work is a prime example of why we like the blog so much: they have [...]
Pakistani Railways Minister Offers Al Qaeda $100,000 to Kill Mohammed Filmmaker
On September 24, 2012 · In Al Qaeda, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Pakistan, Taliban, Terror Funding
A Pakistani cabinet minister on Saturday offered a $100,000 reward for the death of the person behind the anti-Islam video made in the United States that has roiled Muslims around the world, even suggesting that Taliban and Al Qaeda militants could carry out the killing. Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, the federal railways minister, said at a [...]
In a blatant example of taqiyya (sacred deception permissible under Shariah law), Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the Islamic charity that bankrolls Lashkar-e-Taiba in general and the Mumbai terrorist attacks in particular, is attempting to disavow any connection to the terrorist organization. This ploy comes on the heels of the US Treasury Department dsignating 8 Lashkar-e-Taiba members as terrorists. [...]
“Ethical Investing” from Countries Overrun With Corruption?
On August 30, 2012 · In "Ethical Investment", Countries, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Islamic Finance, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sharia Compliant, Shariah Finance, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen
Transparency.org has publishes a Corruption Perceptions Index that rates the level of corruption in the world’s nations. The most recent year for which there is data is 2011. The results are instructive for observers of Shariah Compliant Finance. Shariah-Compliant Finance is often touted by the financial jihadists as “ethical” investment. There are a variety of [...]
West Point Report: Haqqani network supported by “rich donors”
On August 28, 2012 · In Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Drug trafficking, Emirates, Haqqani network, Islamic charities, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Kuwait, Money Laundering, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sharia Compliant, Shariah Finance, Taqiyya, Terror Funding, Zakat
By way of CNN, we have still more evidence of financial support for violent jihad by wealthy Muslims in the Persian Gulf region. The Haqqani network is one of the most virulent Jihadist groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan and has been battling US troops for several years. It is closely allied with both Al Qaeda and [...]
More evidence of zakat funding for the Taliban
On August 14, 2012 · In Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Pakistan, Taliban, Terror Funding, Zakat
Here we have more evidence of zakat funding for Taliban jihadis. Note that this article refers to “forced zakat,” but Shariah law texts, such as Reliance of the Traveller, list such funding as a proper destination for zakat funds… Taliban collect funds through extortion, forced zakat, officials say …The militants have also threatened tribe members [...]
A report in Pakistani media indicates that one of the Islamic world’s most notorious charities has been making appeals for zakat funds using Twitter. Jamaatud Dawa is considered the political arm of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Jihadist terrorist organization that carried out the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack. In fact, in 2008, after the Mumbai attack, the United [...]
The Pakistani Jihadist terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, which carried out the bloody Mumbai terrorist attack in India, funded one of the attacker’s year-long visit to Saudi Arabia to recruit young Indian men who were visiting in Saudi Arabia… Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba financed the procurement of work permits by Mumbai terror attacks suspect Abu Jundal for [...]
Zakat Support for Madrassas
On July 27, 2012 · In India, Islamabad, Islamic charities, Islamic schools, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, madrassas, Pakistan, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism, Zakat
Madrassas have been in the news quite a lot lately, mostly associated with a ludicrous speech given by Congressman Andre Carson praising these Islamic schools as a model for education in the US. The reality, naturally, is far different. In the Islamic world, particularly in the Middle East and southwest Asia, madrassas are widely used [...]
Here we have another obscure, but at the same time blatant, example of charity in Islam being used to fund violent Jihad… “…police on Thursday arrested four persons for allegedly motivating people to take part in the jihad and collecting charity for a banned organisation at a mosque, police sources said.” “A 9mm pistol, Rs35,925 [...]
The spiritual leader of Stockton’s largest mosque faces deportation to his native Pakistan because he cheated on his taxes. Saeed Ur Rahman, imam of the Islamic Center of Stockton, was convicted by a federal jury in Sacramento last fall on two felony counts of tax evasion. His brother who also led the mosque was also [...]
Al Qaeda funder in Chicago sentenced to 7 years in prison
On June 11, 2012 · In Al Qaeda, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Kashmir, Pakistan, Terror Funding
A cab driver in Chicago who was convicted of attempting to send money to support Al Qaeda has been sentenced to just over 7 years in prison. This is an absurdly light sentence. Imagine it were 1943 and a Chicago cab driver was convicted of trying to send money to support Nazi Germany or Imperial [...]
An International Conference on Islamic Funds and Investment opened this week in Karachi, Pakistan. According to the Pakistan Observer, among the large number of attendees were investors from the USA and Canada. The report indicated that some $1.3 trillion is invested in 650 Shariah-Compliant funds worldwide, including 230 in Saudi Arabia, 172 in Malaysia, 59 in [...]
One of the chief concerns about Shariah-Compliant Finance has to do with zakat, the system of tithing in Islam that so often involves the funding of Islamic charities which in turn distribute money to violent Jihadist terrorist organizations, particularly HAMAS and Lashkar-e-Taiba. Proponents of Shariah Finance act as if this concern is completely unfounded and [...]
The Taliban have appealed for donations on one of their websites, to finance the Jihad against non-Muslims. Complete with telephone hotlines and email addresses, the appeal was posted on a Taliban website asking Muslims worldwide to help the rebels in what they say is a “Jihad”, or a holy war, against non-Muslim “invaders”. … “In [...]
The US has offered a $10 million reward for the capture of Pakistani Jihadist Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. Saeed is associated with the terrorist group Lashkar e Taiba, the organization that carried out the horrific Mumbai terrorist attacks in India back in 2008. Long-time readers may recall that donations to Islamic charities in Pakistan in the [...]
Shariah Banking Surfaces in Kashmir
On December 28, 2011 · In India, Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance, Kashmir, Pakistan, Shariah Banking, Shariah Finance
Kashmir has been the epicenter of Jihadist violence for years now. For those who do not know, Kashmir includes disputed territory between India and Pakistan and has been the site of armed conflict between the two countries on multiple occasions. Kashmir is one of the rallying causes for Muslims and some key Jihadist terrorist organizations [...]
A woman was indicted Wednesday on charges accusing her of sending money to Pakistan to help fund terrorist attacks against American troops. Oytun Ayse Mihalik funneled about $2,000 to a person in Pakistan over a three-week period beginning late last year, knowing the money would be used to prepare for and carry out attacks against the [...]
During July-October 2011 when floods devastated Pakistani towns and villages, especially in the Sindh province, the outlawed terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Jihadist group responsible for the bloody 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, organized camps to provide food and shelter for the flood victims. These relief camps were organized under the banner of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s charity [...]
Correcting The New Misinformation on Islamic Charities Funding Jihadist Terrorism
On October 17, 2011 · In Abdurahman Alamoudi, Abu Sayyaf, Al Qaeda, Al Shabaab, Bin Laden, Hamas, Hezbollah, Holy Land Foundation, Islam, Islamic charities, Islamic Development Bank, Islamic Law, Islamic Relief, Jemaah Islamiyah, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, KindHearts, Lashkar e Taiba, Money Laundering, Muslim Brotherhood, Pakistan, Phillipines, Qaradawi, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Sharia Compliant, Shariah Law, Somalia, Taliban, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism, Wahhabism, Zakat
The Guardian in the UK has come out with an article (“Counterterrorism laws taking their toll on humanitarian action”) critical of US counterterrorism efforts that are designed to prevent the funneling of money to Jihadist terrorist groups, especially in Gaza and Somalia, two hotbeds of Jihadist terrorist activity. When ever we see misguided and ignorant [...]
The Treasury Department added three members of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), an al Qaeda affiliate based in Southeast Asia, to its list of specially designated global terrorists earlier this month. Two of the three, Abdul Rahim Ba’asyir (Abdul Rahim) and Muhammad Jibril Abdul Rahman (Jibril), were identified as senior members of JI’s al Ghuraba cell in Karachi, [...]
It is far from comforting when a supposed “ally” in the war on terror (Pakistan) sends its president to go visit the world’s foremost state sponsor of Jihadist terrorism (Iran) and he suggests that the two countries forge closer economic ties…This is especially disturbing given that Pakistan already produces nuclear weapons and Iran desires them… [...]
The press in Pakistan are reporting that the governor of the country’s central bank, Shahid Kardar, has resigned. It was unclear exactly when or why Kardar, the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, resigned, but some reports indicate that he had differences with the government on key policy issues. Pakistan is in a fiscal [...]
The good folks over at Jihad Watch have posted a very important story about the Saudi-controlled International Islamic Relief Organization, a terrorist NGO that funds Al Qaeda in Pakistan: From Jihad Watch: We consistently see the juxtaposition of armed jihad and social services in groups like Hamas and Hizballah, and other organizations in the Muslim world, [...]
http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/31-May-2011/Terrorism-hampering-foreign-investment
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