Has any US government agency alleged that the Muwafaq Foundation has provided funding for terrorism, in particular al Qaeda?
No such allegations have ever been been made in any official government statement, press release or web site posting, nor has Muwafaq ever been listed as an organization that supports terrorism The former director of the Muwafaq Foundation, Yassin Qadi, was, however, placed on a list of supporters of terrorism by the US Treasury in 2001. Non-public Treasury documents disclosed in litigation indicated that Mr. Qadi was listed in part because, during the time he was director of Muwafaq, he worked with four individuals who were suspected of association with terrorist organizations. Treasury has never, however, identified any financial transfers of Muwafaq funds to any terror organizations. Muwafaq Foundation was a well-respected charity that worked with many other reputable agencies including UNICEF, the World Food Program, Save the Children, UNHCR, YMCA and several other humanitarian organizations to in a number of impoverished and war-torn countries. Mr. Qadi has contested the decision
