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| Islamic charities say they're not supporting terror |
| 2001-10-28 |
An organization of Islamic charities denied Sunday that its members could be funneling money to terrorists, and urged the United States to give evidence to back up its suggestions that they are doing so. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States has frozen the assets of one Saudi charity, the Wafa Humanitarian Organization, and U.S. officials have said Islamic charities are a key source of fund-raising for Osama bin Laden and his terrorist organization, al-Qaida. "We dare anyone to prove that any Islamic charity organization is involved or has supported any (terrorist) body," said Hamid bin Ahmed al-Rifaei, head of the Saudi-based International Islamic Forum for Dialogue, an umbrella group of about 100 non-governmental Islamic and other charities from around the world. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |