Study Finds Links in How Catholics and Muslims View Giving - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Study Finds Links in How Catholics and Muslims View Giving - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "New research suggests that having a positive affect on their faith communities is a bigger driver of giving by Catholic and Islamic congregants than peer pressure or fear of sanction if they abstain, two political scientists write in The Washington Post. In an entry in the Post's political-science blog, Monkey Cage, Ramazan Kılınç of the University of Nebraska and Carolyn Warner of Arizona State University summarize the findings of their interviews with members of Muslim and Catholic organizations in Dublin, Istanbul, Milan, and Paris."



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Meet Masood Razaq a Pioneer in Digital Philanthropy | elan

Meet Masood Razaq a Pioneer in Digital Philanthropy | elan: "Masood Razaq, founder and executive director of Goodgate.org, is spearheading an initiative to provide a global platform for Muslim charities. This unique resource presents various credible charities by country, themes or tags allowing the visitor to choose what initiative they’d like to invest in. With a global upbringing and a corporate background, Razaq’s creative solution to transform the concept of charity to strategic philanthropy within the Muslim community is a noble endeavor."

Accreditation aims to erase fear in Muslim charitable giving - CNN.com

Accreditation aims to erase fear in Muslim charitable giving - CNN.com: "The Muslim Charities Accreditation Program, which began in August 2008, examines nonprofits and trains agency leaders to comply with the federal government's legal and financial regulations, said Vohra, the program's legal counsel.

Just before the start of Ramadan a month ago, three nonprofit organizations had met all 20 standards required for accreditation. Vohra said several others are going through the process."

Muslim groups try to ease fears with accreditation

Muslim groups try to ease fears with accreditation: "DETROIT — As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan winds down, Rami Nashashibi sees a promising fundraising trend for the Chicago charity he runs.

Online donations ranging from $50 to $2,500 to his Inner-City Muslim Action Network have increased over the past weeks as part of an aggressive Ramadan Internet marketing push on the group's Web site and through social networking sites, he said."

Muslim charities, mosques get lessons on fundraising -- chicagotribune.com

Muslim charities, mosques get lessons on fundraising -- chicagotribune.com: "The Internal Revenue Service, the MacArthur Foundation and a group of lawyers called Muslim Advocates were on hand late last month to instruct the Chicago-area leaders in proper ways to report the collection of foreign funds, keep bookkeeping transparent and otherwise reassure U.S. officials that the money they raise never will end up in the hands of terrorists."

Texas: Second Trial for Charity Begins

Texas 2nd Trial for Charity Begins

Federal prosecutors started a second attempt to convict leaders of a Muslim charity on charges of financing terrorism after the first trial last year ended with a mistrial on most of the accusations.

FOXNews.com - Jury Reaches Verdict in Case of Muslim Charity Accused of Funding Terror - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

FOXNews.com - Jury Reaches Verdict in Case of Muslim Charity Accused of Funding Terror - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News: "DALLAS — A jury has reached a verdict in the federal case against five former leaders of a Muslim charity, but there was no assurance jurors had reached a decision on the major charges that the organization provided aid to the militant group Hamas."

globeandmail.com: Dubai ruler donates $10-billion to boost education in Arab world

globeandmail.com: Dubai ruler donates $10-billion to boost education in Arab world: "The ruler of Dubai and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates left the other delegates at the forum almost speechless when he announced on the weekend that he would spend $10-billion (U.S.) of his own money to improve the level of education in the Arab world.

The announcement was greeted by thunderous applause at the forum being held on the shores of the Dead Sea, and was immediately hailed as the largest charitable donation ever given in the Muslim world."

KRT Wire | 02/23/2006 | Muslim students going Greek

KRT Wire | 02/23/2006 | Muslim students going Greek: "Muslim students going Greek
BY TONI CALLAS
Knight Ridder Newspapers

PHILADELPHIA - Islam and sorority.

The words are so far apart on the spectrum that even Rutgers University student Amina Moghul, a Muslim, couldn't fathom the idea of pairing the staid principles of Islam with an American institution known more for its social graces than religious devotion.

But as an emerging generation of American-born Muslim women seeks to assert itself and its cultural identity, the concept is not so far-fetched.

In fact, through Gamma Gamma Chi, the nation's first Islam-based sorority, takes shape at several universities across the country, it has become a reality."

Charity isn't free; know how to make yours work best - - - December 18, 2005

Charity isn't free; know how to make yours work best - - - December 18, 2005: "Charity isn't free; know how to make yours work best

Whether your seasonal giving is based in the Jewish principle of Tzdakkah, a Christian or Muslim belief in charity, humanitarian philosophy, or response to colleagues' requests to donate to their favorite group, it is likely that most readers will join the 89 percent of all North Americans who contribute to nonprofit or faith-based organizations each year. Philanthropy means 'love of humanity.' We give because we recognize that we are responsible for each other and for the condition of our world. And — giving feels good.

Your mailbox is flooded with letters, appealing photos of children, animals and land that can only be saved with your contribution today. So how do you decide which groups to support? The big national organizations? The ones you know personally? The ones that pressure you?"

Charity isn't free; know how to make yours work best - - - December 18, 2005

Charity isn't free; know how to make yours work best - - - December 18, 2005: "Charity isn't free; know how to make yours work best

Whether your seasonal giving is based in the Jewish principle of Tzdakkah, a Christian or Muslim belief in charity, humanitarian philosophy, or response to colleagues' requests to donate to their favorite group, it is likely that most readers will join the 89 percent of all North Americans who contribute to nonprofit or faith-based organizations each year. Philanthropy means 'love of humanity.' We give because we recognize that we are responsible for each other and for the condition of our world. And — giving feels good."

Radio Polonia-Did Poles know it was Live 8?

Radio Polonia: "
Did Poles know it was Live 8?

The rock band U2, with their lead-singing poverty activist, Bono, play in Poland this Tuesday, still glowing from the success of the Live8 concerts at the weekend. Organizers say that a worldwide TV audience of 2 billion people watched some, if not all, of the events on Saturday. But how many Poles tuned in to watch?

Before I answer that, let�s go back in time to the first Live Aid concert in the mid-eighties. I remember the BBC news reports of the horrid scenes of starvation coming from Ethiopia. We�d never seen anything like it. I�d bought two copies of the Bob Geldof inspired Band Aid single that kicked the whole thing off � Do they know it�s Christmas? How naive we were back then. Of course a mainly Muslim country, as Ethiopia was in those days, didn�t know, or didn�t care if it was Christmas, or not. And the ones that did probably had slightly more pressing problems on their hands. "

The Jakarta Post - Islamic philantrophy fails to help the poor: Research

The Jakarta Post - Islamic philantrophy fails to help the poor: Research: "Islamic philantrophy fails to help the poor: Research
Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Indonesian Muslims donate about Rp 19.3 trillion (about US$2 billion) annually, but poor management prevents much of this money from really helping the poor, according to a researcher.
Chaider S. Bamualim, a lecturer and researcher at Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University (UIN), said that while the Koran talked about social justice, this ideal was not always reflected in Muslim society.
'The religious principle of making donations is strong, but poor human resources make the donations ineffective. Also, the motivation for making donations is to be closer to God. It has to be focused on empowering the poor instead of mere charity,' he said while reporting the results of a study he led on Islamic philanthropy during a seminar on Wednesday"

J. Grant Swank, Jr.: MUSLIM'S POST FRAUDULENT CHARITY APPEAL

J. Grant Swank, Jr.: MUSLIM'S POST FRAUDULENT CHARITY APPEAL: "MUSLIM'S POST FRAUDULENT CHARITY APPEAL
By J. Grant Swank, Jr.
MichNews.com
May 28, 2005

'Two former officers of a U.S.-based Islamic charity were indicted on federal charges accusing them of lying to authorities investigating the charity's alleged ties to terrorist organizations,' reports Theo Emery for the Associated Press.
It gets murky. It�s Muslim mess-up in Boston. And it�s just the start.
Care International. Sound legit? Sound compassionate? Sound on the up-and-up? Not.
Emadeddin Muntasser headed Care International. Muhammed Mubayyid was his right hand man � the treasurer for"

The Chronicle, 3/31/2005: New Membership Group Will Set Standards for Islamic Charities

The Chronicle, 3/31/2005: New Membership Group Will Set Standards for Islamic Charities: "New Membership Group Will Set Standards for Islamic Charities
By Ian Wilhelm
To help promote charitable giving by Muslim Americans and other donors, a group of nonprofit organizations are forming a membership association that will set financial and governance standards for Islamic charities.
During a conference in Chicago last week, a group of about 20 Muslim international aid groups, advocacy organizations, and other charities announced their plans to establish the National Council of American Muslim Nonprofits. The meeting was organized by the Islamic Society of North America, in Plainfield, Ind., and the Muslim Public Affairs Council, in Los Angeles. "

Opinion - Libby Purves

Opinion - Libby Purves:
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" do not think we should complacently assume that this is a one-off. This loss of �30,000 to the ICR proves that. There are plenty of other single-issue fanatics who will be encouraged to target charities: trustees have got to decide how to meet this threat. It may be for us, the public, robustly to inform charities that if they cave in to blackmail, the rest of us will turn our backs. Two years ago was another troubling case: Oxfam�s refusal of �5,000 from Professor Ted Honderich of University College London, whose book examined the morality of Islamist attacks and included a paragraph asserting the �terrible truth� that there may be justification in some Palestinian violence. Oxfam defended its refusal of the money with strong words about the value of all life; Professor Honderich believes that it was scared by a threat from a Canadian newspaper to run a piece saying it took money from terrorist sympathisers. Muslim organisations have attacked the charity over this; it is complex, and worth looking up in more detail than I can offer here. "

Newsday.com - AP New York

Newsday.com - AP New York: "Prosecutor says Muslim doctor used charity as personal bank

By WILLIAM KATES
Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2005, 3:07 PM EST

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A Muslim doctor used his position of prominence to run an illegal charity that defrauded donors of more than $500,000 and violated U.S. sanctions by sending some of the money to Iraq, a prosecutor said Monday.

Dr. Rafil Dhafir used his Syracuse-based charity, Help The Needy, 'as his very own financial playground,' Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Olmsted said in closing arguments before a U.S. District Court jury that has been listening to Dhafir's case since Oct. 21. "

Duluth News Tribune | 01/19/2005 | Christian charities quietly help Muslim victims

Duluth News Tribune | 01/19/2005 | Christian charities quietly help Muslim victims: "Posted on Wed, Jan. 19, 2005





Christian charities quietly help Muslim victims

Commentary by JOSEPH LOCONTE


Despite the media attention to the tsunami in South Asia, it still barely registers with many people that the country hit hardest happens to be the world's most populous Islamic nation. Indonesia has lost more than 105,000 people, most of them Muslims.
That tragic fact shines a light on a bracing yet neglected possibility: that the charitable tradition of the United States, supremely visible in its Christian relief organizations, "

NPR : Timing of Charity Shutdown Troubles Muslims

NPR : Timing of Charity Shutdown Troubles Muslims: "Timing of Charity Shutdown Troubles Muslims
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All Things Considered, October 26, 2004 � Another Muslim charity has its assets frozen by the U.S. Treasury; the group's operators are accused of supporting terrorists. The move was made near the start of Ramadan, when Muslims are required by their religion to give to charity. NPR's Greg Allen reports"

harity competition sweeps Yemen - (United Press International)

Charity competition sweeps Yemen - (United Press International): "Charity competition sweeps Yemen

Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Yemeni government Sunday warned against the heated competition among charity organizations during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "