posted by Christopher Holton Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain accuse Qatar of financing “extremist” groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood. The four nations sent Qatar a list of 59 individuals and 12 institutions that allegedly finance terrorism and receive support from Qatar. Among the most prominent names on the list is Abdul […]
Bandow: Saudi Arabia funding creates breeding ground for Jihad
posted by Christopher W Holton Doug Bandow, writing in the Orange County Register, reminds us that Saudi Arabia has created breeding grounds for Jihadists around the world. Excerpts and link below… Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have attacked their neighbor, Qatar, for supposedly supporting terrorism. They pretend to be firefighters, but spent years […]
Saudi Arabia Criticized for Funding Salafist Islam in Southeast Asia
posted by Christopher W Holton It has been a well-established fact that Saudi Arabia has spent tens of billions of dollars over the past 30-40 years or so proselytizing its brand of Sunni Islam, known as Wahhabism, but properly categorized as Salafism. It is also a well-established fact that Salafi Islam has given rise to […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, one of the leading theologians of the Muslim world and one of the pioneers of Shariah finance, who is also considered the spiritual guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, has called for the murder of Christians. Ahmed Adnan, a Saudi journalist, writer and political advisor based in Lebanon […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Another article pointing out that both Qatar and Saudi Arabia are funders of Jihadist terrorism and that Saudi Wahhabism is one of the fountainheads for Jihadist terrorist organizations… http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/serendipity/qatar-crisis-pot-calling-kettle-black/
by Christopher W. Holton We had to think long and hard about linking to this article. The author maintains that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be designated a terrorist organization, which is totally wrong in our view, especially given the fact that HAMAS is in fact the Muslim Brotherhood in Israel and Palestinian areas. That […]
by Christopher Holton First it was the suppression of the 28 pages of the 9/11 report. Now, 16 years after 9/11, the West still has not learned its lesson. The British government reportedly is suppressing a report which shows that Jihad in the U.K. is largely funded by Saudi Arabia. Once again, the treacherous Saudis […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton US insurers are suing two Saudi banks, companies affiliated with Osama bin Laden’s family, and several charities for at least $4.2 billion over 9/11 attacks, as compensation for damages. This is not a frivolous suit that the oil-rich Saudi interests will be able to stymie easily as it is being […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Multiple reports indicate that the Clinton Foundation has raked in a cool $100 million in donations from Sheikhs and despots from the Islamic world, particularly from the Persian Gulf region. Much of this money came in while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, suggesting the real possibility of a worrying […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Saudi Arabia has long been a major incubator for global jihad, both violent and civilizational. It isn’t the only country that has promoted Islamic supremicism, but it is certainly the wealthiest. The Saudis’ enormous wealth has enabled them to greatly influence the political process here in America and even enlist […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton The ancient Sunni-Shia rift manifested itself overnight with tumultuous events in Saudi Arabia and Iran. First, Saudi Arabia executed, by beheading, an admired Shia cleric. Then, Iranians razed the Saudi embassy in Tehran. As a result, Saudi Arabia has cut commercial ties with Iran. So, what we have are the […]
The pathetic manner in which America’s elected officials have prostituted themselves to Saudi Arabia is surpassed only by the street walkers on Wall Street who are only too glad to do business with one of the world’s most barbaric regimes… BlackRock Inc has introduced an exchange-traded fund investing in Saudi Arabia, marking the first of its kind. […]
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki made it abundantly clear that Saudi Arabia is sponsoring terrorism and likewise he highlighted the role of Qatar in supporting terror as well. Indeed, Gulf petrodollars are sponsoring terrorism in several nations, spreading sectarianism throughout the Middle East and parts of Southeast Asia – and funding radicalism throughout Western Europe and […]
Money Jihad blog uncovered an important report from Thomson Reuters which details financing for the Islamic terrorist organization Abu Sayyaf, which operates in the Philippines. In the report, an entire section is devoted to zakat funding for Abu Sayyaf, particularly from Saudi Arabia. Thomson Reuters maintains that the zakat money is only coming from Filipino expatriates […]
Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Co. , a Saudi retailer, is studying 3-5 acquisition targets in the United States and United Kingdom. The firm, the largest listed retailer on the Saudi stock market (which does not allow foreign investors), also aims to issue its debut Shariah-compliant bond (sukuk) in the next year. Alhokair acquired the Spanish clothing […]
Sudan’s ties with Saudi Arabia are strained in the wake of Riyadh’s decision to bar its banks from dealing with its Sudanese counterparts. The Saudi ban is likely part of increasing tensions due to Sudan’s continued close ties to Iran. Over the few years there have been mounting signs of deteriorating relations between Khartoum and […]
H/T to Money Jihad blog: http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/j-p-morgan-to-saudi-banksters-buh-bye/ JP Morgan Chase has dropped Al-Rajhi Bank, the world’s largest Shariah-compliant lender, as a correspondent banking client amid a push to improve risk controls. The relationship with Saudi Arabia’s biggest publicly traded bank ended Dec. 31 because JPMorgan couldn’t get enough information on where payments in dollar-clearing services for Al-Rajhi […]
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