Al Kifah Refugee Center
The Al Kifah Refugee Center is a charity that was active in the United States[1] and was based in the Faruq Mosque in Brooklyn.[2][3][4]
Overview
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Al Kifah Refugee Center had clandestine links to forces fighting in Afghanistan dating to the late 1980s, when the fighters enjoyed American support in their struggle against the Soviet occupiers.[2]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It is assertedScript error: No such module "Unsubst". that funds raised in the USA were covertly sent to Maktab al-Khidamat, an organization Osama bin Laden is said to have later transformed into al QaedaScript error: No such module "Unsubst"..
Cooperative Research asserts that Ali Mohamed, an instructor at Fort Bragg offered military and demolition training through the center.[2]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". They assert El-Sayyid Nosair recruited students for this military training conducted through the center. They assert that some of those involved in bombing of the World Trade Center received training from Ali Mohamed through the center.
Among the causes the center raised funds for was Bosnian orphans.[5] Newsweek reported that Aafia Siddiqui, who disappeared when she fell under suspicion of ties to terrorism, made large donations to the Al Kifah Refugee Center and Benevolence International.[6]
References
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- ↑ Al Kifah Refugee Center, Tracking the threat Template:Webarchive
- ↑ a b c Complete 911 Timeline, Cooperative Research Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Asthana, N.C. and A. Nirmal. Urban Terrorism : Myths And Realities. Pointer Publishers, 2009. 109 Template:Webarchive. Retrieved from Google Books on February 17, 2011. "[...] the hub of which was the Al Kifah Refugee Center at the Farooq Mosque in Brook7klyn's [sic] Atlantic Avenue." Template:ISBN, 9788171325986.
- ↑ Kohlmann, Evan. Al-Qaida's Jihad in Europe: the Afghan-Bosnian Network. Berg Publishers, 2004. ["[...] Al-Kifa Refugee Center, 552 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn NY." 50]. Retrieved from Google Books on February 17, 2011. "[...] Al-Kifa Refugee Center, 552 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn NY." Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Tangled Ties: Law-enforcement officials follow the money trail among suspected terrorists straight to the doors of the Saudi Embassy Template:Webarchive, Newsweek, April 7, 2003
- ↑ Stockman, Farah. Activist turned extremist, US says. Template:Webarchive The Boston Globe. August 12, 2008.
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