CAIR Shills for Al Shabaab Terror Financiers
On May 20, 2013 · In Al Shabaab, CAIR, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Somalia, Terror Funding, Zakat
The Council on American Islamic Relations, which was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism financing prosecution in US history, is now rushing to the defense of two women convicted on material support for terrorism charges. SFW has previously covered this case, in which two Minnesota women, Amina Farah Ali and Hawo Mohamed Hassan, [...]
Islamic Bank of Britain Promotes Zakat
On May 19, 2013 · In Britain, Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance, Jihad, Shariah Banking, Shariah Finance, Terror Funding, United Kingdom, Zakat
One of the most troubling and controversial aspects of Shariah-Compliant Finance is the system of zakat that plays a key role for Shariah-compliance. Zakat is a system of tithing in Islam, except that it goes way beyond what Westerners think of as “tithing” or “alms giving.” While some in the Shariah Finance industry deny that [...]
Islamic Charities Revealed: Bankrollers of Terror
On March 16, 2013 · In Al Qaeda, Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (AHIF), Ansar al-Sharia Tunisia (AST), Hamas, Islamic charities, Jemaah Islamiyah, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Kuwait, Lashkar e Taiba, Qatar, Qatar Charitable Society, Qatar Charity, Qatar Islamic Society, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS), Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syrian Islamic Front (SIF), Terror Funding, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), Zakat
Foreign Policy magazine recently published an excellent article on the role of Islamic charities in funding Jihadist terrorism, something we’ve been writing about here on SFW for several years now. Authors Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Aaron Y. Zelin detail in the article how Islamic NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) are bankrolling terrorist organizations under the guise of “aid.” [...]
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 [...]
“Extremism” on the Rise in Zanzibar–Thanks to Saudi Money and Islamic Charities
On December 31, 2012 · In Abu Dhabi, Al Qaeda, Dubai, Islam, Islamic charities, Islamic Law, Islamic schools, Islamization, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, madrassas, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Shariah Law, Sudan, Tanzania, Wahhabism, Zakat, Zanzibar
The Financial Times has an important article about the influx of Salafi Islam in the island region of Tanzania known as Zanzibar. The article doesn’t draw any of the correct conclusions about what is happening there, but it contains enough clues to build a picture. For folks who don’t remember, Tanzania is one of the [...]
One of the challenges facing the Shariah Finance industry is a shortage of qualified Shariah scholars to serve as “advisers” to Shariah-compliant financial institutions. Not only is their a shortage of Shariah scholars, but many of the existing Shariah scholars are very old. Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi and Mufti Taqi Usmani are examples of the old [...]
Two of our favorite web sites are Money Jihad and RadicalIslam.org. This week Ryan Mauro of RadicalIslam.org interviewed the editor of MoneyJihad. The Q&A is well worth your time… Money Jihad: How Islamists Finance Their Operations http://www.radicalislam.org/analysis/money-jihad-how-islamists-finance-their-operations
Observers who follow such things know how important the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing trial has been in uncovering the spread of both violent and civilizational jihad in the USA. For those who may not be familiar with the Holy Land Foundation trial, here is a very brief synopsis: The Holy Land Foundation was the largest Islamic charity in the [...]
Al Shabaab collecting zakat in Somalia
On August 31, 2012 · In Al Shabaab, Islamic Law, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Shariah Law, Somalia, Terror Funding, Zakat
The Al Qaeda-affiliated Jihadist organization Al Shabaab is reported to be collecting zakat from the citizenry of Somalia to help finance its terror campaign. News reports claim that Al Shabaab is “extorting” this money on the pretense that it is for the “needy” and then are turning around and using it for military activities, but [...]
It is quite a challenge to educate the American public about issues like zakat funding jihad, so we’re always heartened when more writers and blogs sound the alarm on this issue. Patriot’s Corner blog recently published two articles devoted to the subject… http://callofthepatriot.blogspot.com/2012/08/muslims-give-back-for-ramadan-zakat-and.html
Regular SFW readers know that we devote a great deal of attention to the issue of zakat, the system of tithing in Islam. The reason we focus so much on zakat is that, under Shariah, a portion of zakat can go to support violent jihad. The whole issue is related to Shariah Finance because a [...]
How Zakat Funds Jihad
On August 28, 2012 · In Al Qaeda, Hamas, Islamic charities, Islamic Finance, Islamic Law, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Shariah Finance, Shariah Law, Terror Funding, Zakat
From time to time SFW provides links to primary sources which affirm the use of zakat funds to support violent jihad. For new readers who are unfamiliar with the term “zakat,” it is a form of tithing in Islam. Individuals, as well as businesses, are required to pay it. Muslims who are able to do [...]
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 [...]
Our only problem with this article is the fact that “legitimate” Islamic charities have customarily raised money for jihad, as required under Shariah. We can’t help but wonder whether the Brits have this right. Did these two twin brothers pose as Muslim Aid fundraisers, or could they have been actual Islamic charity fundraisers? Shabir and Shafiq [...]
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 [...]
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 Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in its article, “Al Qaeda’s War for Syria,” cited officials from the US Treasury Department stating, “Al Qaeda in Syria (often operating as the “Al Nusra Front for the People of the Levant”) is using traffickers—some ideologically aligned, some motivated by money—to secure routes through Turkey and Iraq for foreign [...]
An Extremely Important Article on Shariah-Compliant Finance from Congressman Allen West
On June 22, 2012 · In Al Qaeda, Allen West, Creeping Shariah, Guidance Financial, Hamas, Hezbollah, HSBC, Investors Business Daily, Islamic charities, Islamic Finance, Islamic Law, Islamization, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Qaradawi, Shariah Boards, Shariah Courts, Shariah Finance, Shariah Law, stealth jihad, Terror Funding, U.S. Policymakers, UBS, UBS Bank, Usmani, Zakat
Investor’s Business Daily and Congressman Allen West have teamed up overnight to publish an extremely important op ed penned by Congressman West on the subject of Shariah-Compliant Finance. In his column, Congressman West points out virtually all of the major concerns surrounding Shariah-Compliant Finance and laments that it has received no critical scrutiny from US [...]
Shariah Finance Watch editor briefs Congressional staffers on Shariah-Compliant Finance
On June 8, 2012 · In "Ethical Investment", AIG, Al Qaeda, Amana Funds, Center for Security Policy, Creeping Shariah, Da'Wah, Dow Jones, Dow Jones Islamic Market, Elena Kagan, Hamas, HARVARD, Hezbollah, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Holy Land Foundation, HSBC, Interest, Investors Business Daily, Iran, Islam, Islamic Banking, Islamic charities, Islamic Economics, Islamic Finance, Islamic Law, Islamization, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Malaysia, Money Laundering, murabaha, MURAHABA, Muslim Brotherhood, Obama, OIC, purification, Qaradawi, Qatar, Regulation, Saudi Arabia, Sharia Compliant, Shariah Banking, Shariah Finance, Shariah in Academia, Shariah insurance, Shariah Law, Shariah Mortgage, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Sudan, Takaful, Taliban, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism, The Banker, U.S. Policymakers, UAE, United Kingdom, USA, Usmani, Usury, VIDEOS, Wahhabism, Zakat
Recently we had the opportunity to brief staff members from 10 Congressional offices on the threat of Shariah Finance. The briefing was recorded and we have posted the full 1-hour briefing here for SFW viewers… Shariah Compliant Finance and Financial Jihad
The Kind Hearts charity has officially ceased operations in a deal struck with the US Treasury Department. Officially known as KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development, the Islamic charity was founded almost immediately after the Holy Land Foundation was shut down, in what became the largest terrorism financing conviction in US history. KindHearts was subsequently shut down [...]
US Treasury Claims Sanctions Hitting Al Qaeda Hard
On May 11, 2012 · In Al Qaeda, Iran, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Obama, Sanctions, Terror Funding, USA, Zakat
The US Treasury claims that its targeted sanctions program is hitting Al Qaeda and rogue nations, such as Iran, hard. We’ve no doubt that Iran, the world’s most active state sponsor of terrorism, has been substantially effected by sanctions and we would concede that Al Qaeda has no doubt been impacted in some way. But [...]
…if she is Shariah adherent, 1/40th of this will go to zakat…that’s $125,000. One of the eight acceptable destinations for zakat under Shariah is to “those fighting in the way of allah,” defined as those engaged in Islamic military operations who are not on any Army roster. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-mct-muslim-woman-gets-huge-award-in-workplace-20120505,0,6271844.story
We have covered HSBC frequently here on SFW, but Forbes and Reuters have just broken a story that paints a picture of HSBC as a financial institution out of control when it comes to vigilance against money laundering. We first reported on HSBC’s deplorable money laundering policies almost a year ago when it was announced [...]
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 [...]
More Details on Funding for the Taliban
On April 24, 2012 · In Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Hawala, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Money Laundering, Taliban, Terror Funding, Uncategorized, Zakat
Not long ago we mentioned that the Taliban had gone online to raise money for their violent Jihadi activities. In that same post we mentioned that US intelligence sources had indicated that most of the Taliban’s financing sources remained intact since US forces engineered their overthrow way back in 2001. This continued financing provides one [...]
A zakat controversy is brewing in Indonesia. For those who do not know, zakat is a form of tithing in Islam and is one of the five pillars of Islam. Westerners have concerns about zakat–especially as to how zakat interacts with Islamic charities and Shariah-compliant finance–because Shariah states that a portion of the zakat can [...]
As regular readers of SFW know, we focus a great deal on the many Islamic charities which have been implicated in the funding of Jihadist terrorism. This activity does not occur by accident. On the contrary, it has a doctrinal basis in Islamic law, as we have detailed many times in the past: http://www.shariahfinancewatch.org/blog/category/islamic-charities/ The [...]
ICNA: Zakat for Jihad
On April 15, 2012 · In Holy Land Foundation, ICNA, IIIT, Islam, Islamic Law, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Shariah Law, Terror Funding, USA, Zakat
The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) was identified as a Muslim Brotherhood organization in the Holy Land Foundation prosecution, the largest successful terrorism financing prosecution in US history. Recently, ICNA announced that they are embarking upon a $3 million propaganda campaign to promote Shariah in America: http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/p18956.xml?genre_id= ICNA has a division called ICNA Relief, [...]
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