List of charities accused of ties to terrorism explained

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]			Alleged to have funneled support to fighters in Afghanistan.
Al-Haramain Foundation^[5]			Suspicion fell on Guantanamo detainee Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i, in part, because he was a volunteer for Al Haramain
		Spanish police	Alleged to have served as a covert funnel for US support of those resisting the Soviet–Afghan War.^[6] Alleged to have trained fighters destined to serve in Afghanistan under Osama bin Laden. Alleged to have provided military and demolition training to those who bombed the World Trade Center in 1993.
			Suspicion fell on Guantanamo detainee Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i, in part, because he was a volunteer for Al Wafa
			Alleged to have helped fund the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Placed on the Terrorist exclusion list.
Bosanska Idealna Futura		Federal Bureau of Investigation	Branch of the Chicago United States-based Benevolence International Foundation. Shut down on US request in 2002
		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]			Founded by Ahmed Khadr after Human Concern International cut its ties to him
Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development^[9] ^[10]		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.
		^[11]	Alleged to have sent weapons and supplies to extremists in Syria during the Syrian Civil War.
		U.S. State Department	Sued by families of the victims of the September 11 attacks
International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN-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 States Treasury Department	Accusation by US Treasury Department (2003) British government's Charity Commission for England and Wales (2003) found no evidence to support allegations of connection to terrorism.^[15] (Note: in 1997 Sunday Telegraph retracted accusations Interpal was run by Hamas activists; in 2003 the Board of Deputies of British Jews repeated such allegations, retracting them after it was sued by Interpal;^[16] in 2010 Sunday Express issued an apology and made an out-of-court settlement for libel for making similar allegations.^[17])
Internationale Humanitäre Hilfsorganisation e.V.^[18] ^[19]		German Interior Ministry	Outlawed in Germany since it has financially supported Hamas, while presenting activities to donors as humanitarian help.
Islamic Relief		,^[20] ^[21] ^[22] ^[23]	Alleged to have funded Hamas and alleged connections to Muslim Brotherhood. 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]			American counter-terrorism analysts at Guantanamo assert this group is an extremist militant group.
Jamat al Tabligh^[27]		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]		9/11 Commission	Alleged to have been transformed by Osama bin Laden into al Qaeda.
		Spanish police,^[29] ,^[30] ^[31] ^[32] ^[33]	Alleged to have funded mujahideen fighters to Bosnia, Union of Good, Islamist militants of Bangladesh.
Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage^[34]		U.S. State Department	Appears on the United States State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Popular Front of India		Various Indian authorities	Accused of Radical Islamism, Islamic terrorism^[35] ^[36]
Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation(TRO)^[37]		Federal Bureau of Investigation	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Tamil (Sri Lanka) Refugee-Aid Society of Ottawa^[38] ^[39]		Canadian Revenue Agency	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

See also

• Terrorist financing
• Funding Evil
• Alms for Jihad

Notes and References

1. News: Richey. Warren. On the trail of US funds for IRA. Christian Science Monitor. January 14, 1985.
2. News: Foreign Aid Groups Face Terror Screens. 2007-08-23. Walter Pincus. Washington Post. August 23, 2007. Walter Pincus.
3. https://2001-2009.state.gov/s/ct/rls/fs/2002/15222.htm Terrorist Exclusion List
4. http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/12/08/spain.alqaeda/ Spain charity terror link alleged
5. http://wid.ap.org/documents/detainees/jamalmari.pdf Dossier (.pdf)
6. http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/timeline.jsp?timeline=complete_911_timeline Complete 911 Timeline
7. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2006/l_012/l_01220060118en00070016.pdf Commission Regulation 76/2006
8. http://action.web.ca/home/sap/media.shtml?x=57414&AA_EX_Session=974c8029818b7ab8c633519a97ae002f National Post Apologizes to Human Concern International
9. http://www.wildmanharrold.com/about/press/teendeath120704.htm Charities Held Liable in Teen Death
10. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/h/holy_land_foundation_for_relief_and_development/index.html Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, NY Times
11. Web site: Winter . Chase . Russia claims Turkish NGOs are 'main supplier' of extremists in Syria . DW . 20 May 2021.
12. Web site: Canada. Service. 2014-04-29. Government of Canada Lists IRFAN-Canada as terrorist entity. 2021-02-16. gcnws.
13. Web site: Terrorism Profile – International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy-Canada. 2021-02-16. The Mackenzie Institute. en-CA.
14. http://www.ots.treas.gov/_files/48937.html "U.S. Designates Five Charities Funding Hamas and Six Senior Hamas Leaders as Terrorist Entities"
15. Matthew Levitt, Dennis Ross, Hamas: Politics, Charity, And Terrorism in the Service of Jihad, Yale University Press, 2007, p. 158,, 9780300122589
16. Dominic Casciani, Islamic charity cleared of Hamas link, BBC, 24 September 2003.
17. News: Interpal wins High Court case against Sunday Express claims of terror links . Niki May Young . 27 July 2010 . Civil Society Media . 19 August 2010.
18. Web site: Germany outlaws IHH over claimed Hamas links, Haaretz 12.07.10. 12 July 2010. Haaretz.com. 23 October 2014.
19. News: Germany bans group accused of Hamas links, Ynet 07.12.10. ynet. 12 July 2010 . 23 October 2014.
20. News: Israel bans UK-based Muslim charity accused of funding Hamas. Reuters. 19 June 2014 .
21. Web site: Simeon Kerr . UAE blacklists 83 groups as terrorists . FT.com . 2014-11-16 . 2016-04-10.
22. News: Charity banned over 'links to terrorism' . . 2014-11-18 . 2016-04-10.
23. Web site: Islamic Relief hat Kontakte zur Muslimbruderschaft. Frankfurter Rundschau. 16 April 2019 .
24. Web site: 2020-07-27. Islamic Relief to contest Israeli 'terrorism' allegations in court. 2021-10-25. the Guardian. en.
25. Web site: UAE's tolerance embraces faiths, runs up against politics. 2021-10-25. AP NEWS. 2 February 2019 . en.
26. Summarized transcripts (.pdf)
27. http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/final_CSRB_6.pdf Combatant Status Review Board Letters, final release (.pdf)
28. http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report_App.htm National Commission on Terrorist Attack Upon the United States: appendix a common abbreviations
29. Web site: CNN.com - Spain charity terror link alleged - Dec. 8, 2002. 23 October 2014.
30. Web site: Defense Minister signs order banning Hamas-affiliated charitable organizations. GxMSDev. 23 October 2014.
31. Web site: NGOs under scanner for 'funding militancy'. 23 October 2014.
32. Web site: Hasina: No vote rigging by AL-backed candidates - Dhaka Tribune. 23 October 2014.
33. Web site: Ten Islamist outfits to face ban - Dhaka Tribune. 23 October 2014.
34. http://wid.ap.org/documents/detainees/fenaitelaldaihani.pdf Summary of Evidence (.pdf)
35. Web site: PFI India's Number One Terrorist Organisation, Says Former Mumbai Police Officer. 2015-11-28. HuffPost India. en. 2019-08-17.
36. Web site: Ban PFI, India's no 1 terror organisation: Former Maharashtra cop. 2016-02-23. Hindustan Times. en. 2019-08-17.
37. News: 'Charities' back terror, Ottawa Sun .
38. Web site: Summary of Reasons for Revocation - Tamil (Sri Lanka) Refugee-Aid Society of Ottawa. www.cra-arc.gc.ca. 31 December 2016.
39. News: Ottawa Tamil group loses charitable status. 31 December 2016. CBC News.