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International
Saudis to oversee charities
2002-02-07
  • From Daily Jang: Saudi Islamic charities denied involvement in financing terrorism, after Riyadh said it would take action to prevent misuse of funds raised by the charities. An official spokesman said Saudi Arabia would "take every possible action in accordance with relevant international resolutions to ensure that charity works are not misused for illegal purposes." The United States has submitted to Riyadh eight lists containing 168 names of individuals and groups suspected of funding terrorism. Saudi officials have said "appropriate" steps were taken against around 150 bank accounts.

    The secretary general of the International Muslim Youth Assembly, Mane al-Jahani, criticised the Western media campaign against Islamic charities, saying Al-Bir charity which appeared on a terror funding list had ceased to operate five years ago. "Enemies of Islamic work" are not happy with the charities' achievements and are plotting against them, he charged. Saudi charities have offices and representatives in around 55 countries and have in the past two decades contributed hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Palestinians, Bosnians, Afghans and others.
    In fact, everywhere they donate turns into a crisis area, just chock full of sectarian and internecine strife. Wotta coincidence.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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