{"id":3043,"date":"2021-06-29T16:13:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T10:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisinfolab.org\/wps\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:13:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T10:43:35","slug":"covid-aid-scam-2021-ii-the-charity-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisinfolab.org\/wps\/covid-aid-scam-2021-ii-the-charity-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid Aid Scam 2021 : The Charity Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prologue<\/strong> <\/h3> <\/div>\n\n\n

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One would have expected at least an attempt to answer some of the questions raised in our last report<\/span><\/a>. But it seems that these organizations \u2013 IMANA, Launch Good, Saiyed Foundation, and so forth \u2013 have decided to go ostrich. Instead, we observe some half-baked efforts at random updates on their \u2018charities\u2019.
Instead of clarification and coming clean on the amount of money collected and its utilization, following reactions were noted post the expose\u2019:<\/p>\n\n\n

  1. IMANA\u2019s Logo color was changed from a shade of Green to a shade of Blue.<\/li>
  2. IMANA came up with a long list of \u2018charities\u2019 it had done \u2013 with absolutely no details<\/li>
  3. IMANA President, after having made millions of dollars disappear, went to update his knowledge on Islamophobia<\/li>
  4. Saiyed foundation thanked Ahmedabad Airport authorities, for a consignment that it claimed via Mumbai Port!<\/li>
  5. Saiyed Foundation and others locked their profiles on various social media platforms.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n

    Expect this circus to continue for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n

    The plan seems to be that, if they ignore the report and questions asked, and resort to deflection, it will fade away from people\u2019s memory and they would continue to do as they please. They probably have been advised so by their brethren, who have been exposed earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n

    It is therefore important that the Reports and the questions raised in them remain in public consciousness till a satisfactory answer is not achieved. While virtually no help was received by India, given their linkages with terror groups and radical Islamists, it would be a very happy outcome if the money collected in the name of India was spent anywhere for social good.<\/p>\n\n\n

    Other alternatives are much worse. IMANA\u2019s thread led us to Launch Good, which led us to several such scams being run in the name of Covid in India. We found that several of these scammers have made it an industry, which is being run with impunity from the First World, despite having open associations with convicted war Criminals, designated Global Terrorists and Pak establishment. An entire eco-system of charity-fund collection has been created for terror finance and promoting radical ideologies \u2013 both as tools of state policy.<\/p>\n\n\n

    This second part of Covid Aid Scam 2021 deals with a similar \u2018charity\u2019 organization \u2013 which has even worse track record than IMANA, if it is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Irony Alert:<\/strong> <\/h3>\n

    These organizations have been collecting funds in name of helping India during Covid crisis from all over the world. The\n only country they have not attempted to collect funds from is China!<\/p>\n

    (\u2018All-weather friends\u2019 understand each other well.)\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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    Introduction<\/strong> <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n

    When we had started looking into IMANA\u2019s activities \u2013 the single major point of interest was how an organization with absolutely no presence on ground and without the help of local partners in India was planning to help during the crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n

    Once we came across IMANA\u2019s cover-up, it guided us to similar organizations \u2013 \u2018International\u2019 NGOs collecting funds for India but has no base in India. One of their most favored platforms was Launch Good. It led us to not one but scores of similar scams being carried out simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n

    It was revealing how the same set of people and organizations have created a well-oiled industry to exploit every crisis for fund collection.<\/p>\n\n\n

    It is important to note that these are not \u2018Muslim Organizations\u2019 they claim to be \u2013 rather they are fraud organizations who exploit the Muslim community in particular, and the larger global population in general. Apart from the major natural calamities, most of their campaigns for fund collections revolve around Zakat donations (Islamic religious donations).<\/p>\n\n\n

    This fund however is utilized by an unholy nexus of terror groups \u2013 Pak army establishment \u2013 and a set of families who have been running these organizations for generations. The same set of people keep circulating from one organization to another. Feeding on the donation of common people, including large section of Muslim population, these families enjoy lavish lifestyles in the developed world \u2013 US, UK, Canada and Australia. These organizations exemplify a unique combination of feudalism and nepotism \u2013 all in the name of charity!<\/p>\n\n\n

    One such group detailed in this part is \u2013 Muslim Aid.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Part I<\/strong> <\/h3>\n

    The War Criminal<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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    Chapter 1<\/strong> <\/h3>\n

    Death of Intellectuals and Birth of a Charity<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

    The Bangladesh war of independence in 1971 is also a story of one of the largest genocides perpetrated on a civilian population. This genocide was also notorious for a particular cruelty that Pakistan Army and its collaborators inflicted on their own population \u2013 that is eliminating the entire intellectual leadership of soon to be Bangladesh.  <\/p>\n\n\n

    Also known as Bengali intellectuals killing of 1971, the Pakistan Army and their local collaborators, most notably the extreme right wing Islamist militia group Al-Badr, engaged in the systematic execution of Bengali pro-liberation intellectuals, which was declared a war crime. Intellectuals were killed throughout the entire duration of the war. The largest number of executions took place on March 25 and December 14, 1971, as it became apparent that Bangladesh would become independent. December 14 is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.<\/p>\n\n\n

    As Hensher, Philip (February 19, 2013) wrote in “The war Bangladesh can never forget<\/em>” for The Independent<\/em>, as the war neared its end, a final effort was made to kill as many intellectuals as possible, to eliminate the future leaders of the new nation of Bangladesh<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n

    As per Banglapedia<\/span><\/a>, over 1000 of Bangladesh’s intellectuals including professors, journalists, doctors, artists, engineers, and writers were killed. Many of them were abducted from their homes in Dhaka by the Al-Badr militia and the Pakistan Army. They were taken blindfolded to torture cells in Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Nakhalpara, Rajarbagh and other locations in different parts of the city. Later they were executed en-masse, most notably at Rayerbazar and Mirpur.<\/p>\n\n\n

    Subsequently, a special Court in Dhaka in 2013 sentenced the former leaders of the \u2018Al-Badr killing squad\u2019 to death in absentia for this war crimes – Ashrafuz Zaman Khan (US) and Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin (UK).<\/p>\n\n\n

    Fast Forward to UK: one of the war criminals, having links with Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Pakistan and Bangladesh, escapes to London and joins a Charity organization \u2013 Muslim Aid. He becomes the chairman of Muslim Aid, and has remained trustee\/ Board Member in various fronts of Muslim Aid<\/span><\/a>, His name is Mueen-Uddin Chowdhury, former Al Badr leader. <\/p>\n\n\n

    Over the years, Muslim Aid has expanded its branches in several countries such as USA, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Bosnia, and Sweden. However, not all were oblivious to their past and Muslim Aid has been banned in Bangladesh and Israel for its terror links, whereas Spain accused Muslim Aid for funding Mujahideen fighters in Bosnia<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n

    It is therefore no surprise that Muslim Aid was also one of the \u2018Charities\u2019 <\/em>that were collecting funds in the name COVID-19 crisis in India. The fund was being collected through not one but at least three of its fronts – Muslim Aid (UK), Muslim Aid Australia, and Muslim Aid USA.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Chapter 2<\/strong> <\/h3>\n

    The Muslim Aid Saga<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

    2.1. Muslim Aid USA<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

    2.1.a: Introduction<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n

    As noted above, over the years Muslim Aid diversified to several other countries, most notably to the USA. It was useful to have different branding, should the past association come to haunt them. Accordingly, the Muslim Aid USA was incorporated in April, 2013<\/span><\/a> as a 501(c)3 organization (EIN:46-2504422 & Company no. 0002880530), along with creating its social media pages (Facebook<\/span><\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n

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    Registration & FB page details of Muslim Aid USA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    The Double Face Charity<\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n

    Muslim Aid, like its cousin IMANA and other siblings, follows a pattern with respect to depicting India – using Pakistan approved map of India on their website and other publications, but switching to the Indian govt approved map when\u00a0seeking donations from India and on behalf of India. Most international organizations use global standard maps, and not Pakistan approved ones..<\/p>\n\n\n

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    The pattern is not limited to only appearances. There is a pattern in the way their aid-campaigns are run as well as their platforms designd which gives a sense that these \u2018organizations\u2019 might be run from one place.<\/p>\n\n\n

    As with IMANA, Muslim Aid – USA neither had any ground presence nor was really active in India (although Muslim Aid, through various branches, seems to have been collecting funds in past as well in the name of various calamities in India).<\/p>\n\n\n