Charities accused of ties to terrorism

During the “war on terror” the names of charities accused of ties to terrorism have been published. Some detainees have been captured largely because they volunteered or worked for these charities.

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

Name	Headquarters	Accusers	Alleged Ties
Afghan Support Committee	Pakistan	U.S. State Department	Alleged to have funneled support to fighters in Afghanistan.
Al-Haramain Foundation	Saudi Arabia	U.S. State Department	Suspicion fell on Guantanamo detaineeJamal Muhammad Alawi Mar’i, in part, because he was a volunteer for Al Haramain
Al Kifah Refugee Center	United States	Spanish police	Alleged to have served as a covert funnel for US support of those resisting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Alleged to have trained fighters destined to serve in Afghanistan underOsama bin Laden. Alleged to have provided military and demolition training to those who bombed the World Trade Center in 1993.
Al Wafa	Afghanistan	U.S. State Department	Suspicion fell on Guantanamo detaineeJamal Muhammad Alawi Mar’i, in part, because he was a volunteer for Al Wafa
Benevolence International Foundation	United States	Federal Bureau of Investigation	Alleged to have helped fund the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Placed on the Terrorist exclusion list.
Bosanska Idealna Futura	Bosnia	Federal Bureau of Investigation	Branch of the ChicagoUSA based Benevolence International Foundation. Shut down on US request in 2002
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
Health and Education Project International	Canada	Canadian Security Intelligence Service	founded by Ahmed Khadrafter Human Concern International cut its ties to him
Holy Land Foundation	United States	United States	On November 10, 2004, convicted by US federal court of funding Hamas, and liable for damages in teen’s death.
Human Appeal International	United Kingdom	U.S. State Department	employed Guantanamo detainee Boudella el Hajj
Human Concern International	Canada	U.S. military	employed Ahmed Khadruntil 1995 as their volunteer director inAfghanistan
International Islamic Relief Organization	Saudi Arabia	U.S. State Department	being sued by families of the victims of the September 11 attacks
Interpal	United Kingdom	United States Treasury Department	Accusation by US Treasury Department (2003) British government’sCharity Commission for England and Wales(2003) found no evidence to support allegations of connection to terrorism. (Note: in 1997 Sunday Telegraph retracted accusations Interpal was run by Hamasactivists[citation needed]; in 2003 the Board of Deputies of British Jewsrepeated such allegations, retracting them after it was sued by Interpal; in 2010 Sunday Expressissued an apology and made an out-of-court settlement for libel for making similar allegations.)
Internationale Humanitaere Hilfsorganisation	Germany	German Interior Ministry	Outlawed in Germany since it has financially supported Hamas, while presenting activities to donors as humanitarian help.
Jamaat al Dawa al Quran	Afghanistan	JTF-GTMO	American counter-terrorism analysts at Guantanamo assert this group is an extremist militant group.
Jamat al Tabligh	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-ul-Khedamat	Afghanistan	U.S. 9-11 commission	Alleged to have been transformed by Osama bin Laden into Al Qaeda.[5]
Muslim Aid	United Kingdom	U.S. State Department	Alleged to have fundedmujahideen fighters toBosnia.
Revival of Islamic Heritage Society	Kuwait	U.S. State Department	Appears on the Terrorism Exclusion List
Sanabal Charitable Committee	United Kingdom	U.S. State Department UK Police	“The Sanabal Charitable Committee is considered a fund raising front for theLibyan Islamic Fighting Group.”
Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation(TRO)	Canada	FBI	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam