ISNA Islamic Services of Canada was stripped of its charitable status for “non-compliance”…..Authorities also revoked a related charity, the Canadian Islamic Trust Foundation.
Also to be noted:
The money, raised by the Toronto-based Jami Mosque, was passed to the ISNA Development Foundation “for remit” to the Relief Organization of Kashmiri Muslims (ROKM)…..research indicates that ROKM is the charitable arm of Jamaat-e-Islami.
Questions remain: has Jami Mosque has been fully investigated? Did the leaders of that mosque know that they were really raising money for the charitable arm of Jamaat-e-Islami, the armed wing of which is Hizbul Mujahideen?
This revocation of charity status of these two Canadian Islamic groups marks a step in the right direction, as Canada has a long to do-list in ending Islamic supremacist and jihadi incursion, beginning with more efficient and timely investigations on terror-funding groups:
It’s unclear why the CRA waited three more years before following through with the revocations of ISNA Islamic Services and the Canadian Islamic Trust.
Canada (like other Western nations) also needs to recognize that jihadi doctrines of hate and conquest, and Sharia human rights violations, are being preached in mosques across the country. Accountability — and in some cases arrests — are necessary. A few examples:
Imam Said Rageah at the Abu Huraira Centre was found preaching hate against Christians and Jews.
The resident Imam of Masjid Toronto in downtown Toronto, affiliated with the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC), has called for armed jihad and the chopping off of hands for stealing; in 2016, imams at the mosque “recited supplications to Allah in support of the mujahideen everywhere, the total destruction of the enemies of Islam and the purification of Al-Aqsa Mosque from the ‘filth of the Jews.’”
In Saskatchewan, Muhammad Mustafa Mustaan preached that democracy is brutal, evil and not compatible with Islam.
A Quebec Imam preached that “beating [women] in Islam is a type of education.”
London, Ontario Imam Mazin Abdul Adhim — a senior cleric of Hizb ut-Tahrir — called for Muslims to unite and form a global caliphate.
The well-known Canadian imam Syed Soharwardy — frequently deemed “moderate” — declared that Sharia was the solution and the jizya was not discriminatory.
In 2014, the Muslim “charity” known as the International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN) was also stripped of its charitable status for funding Hamas, and declared a terrorist organization.
In 2012, the Muslim Youth Group — the World Assembly of Muslim Youth — was found to be tied to al-Qaeda, and also stripped of charity status.
The promotion of the Muslim Association of Canada’s (MAC) “Revolution in Islamic Work in Canada” has also been exposed since 2013, with terrorist charities found to be linked to the MAC.
Far more Islamic organizations need to be thoroughly investigated for terrorism links in Canada and in other Western nations, and not only stripped of charitable status, but outlawed as jihadist/terrorist entities and enemies of democratic states.
“Government revokes group’s charity status, audit cites possible funding of Pakistani militants”, by Stewart Bell and Sean Craig, Global News, July 19, 2017:
Federal regulators have revoked the charity status of a Canadian Islamic organization after an audit uncovered problems including tax receipts that were issued for donations to a Pakistani group linked to armed militancy.
ISNA Islamic Services of Canada was stripped of its charitable status for “non-compliance,” according to records obtained by Global News. Authorities also revoked a related charity, the Canadian Islamic Trust Foundation.
Both are former affiliates of the Islamic Society of North America-Canada (ISNA-Canada), and shared its Mississauga, Ont. address. Politicians of all stripes have attended ISNA-Canada events, notably Justin Trudeau in 2013 and, in April, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.
The Canada Revenue Agency took action four years after the ISNA Development Foundation lost its charity status over fundraising for a Pakistani relief group linked to militancy in the disputed Kashmir region.
Among the findings that led to the latest two revocations was that ISNA Islamic Services tax receipts had been issued for collections by a Toronto mosque for the “charitable arm” of a Pakistani group whose armed wing was fighting Indian forces.
The money, raised by the Toronto-based Jami Mosque, was passed to the ISNA Development Foundation “for remit” to the Relief Organization of Kashmiri Muslims (ROKM), the CRA Charities Directorate alleged in the newly-released records.
“Our research indicates that ROKM is the charitable arm of Jamaat-e-Islami, a political organization that actively contests the legitimacy of India’s governance over the state of Jammu and Kashmir, including reportedly through the activities of its armed wing Hizbul Mujahideen,” the CRA wrote.
Outlining the audit findings in a letter to ISNA Islamic Services, federal officials said Hizbul Mujahideen had been listed as a terrorist organization by the Council of the European Union and the government of India.
“Given the identified commonalities in directorship between ROKM and Jamaat-e-Islami and the Hizbul Mujahideen executive committee, concerns exist that the funds collected and disbursed as part of this relief fund may have been used to support the political efforts of Jamaat-e-Islami and/or its armed wing Hizbul Mujahideen.”
The leader of Hizbul Mujahideen, Syed Salahuddin, was placed on the U.S. State Department’s list of designated terrorists on June 26. He had threatened to train suicide bombers and turn Kashmir “into a graveyard for Indian forces,” the listing said.
“As the federal regulator of charities, the CRA contributes to the government’s efforts to combat terrorist financing by protecting the charity registration system in Canada from abuse,” said Zoltan Csepregi, a CRA spokesman.
Csepregi said the CRA regularly exercises its authority to notify CSIS, the RCMP, and the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada when there are concerns that an organization is providing support to terrorism. However, he declined to comment on specifics for confidentiality reasons.
On its website, ISNA-Canada describes its mission as “building an Islamic way of life in North America.” It performs marriages and funerals, aids Syrian refugees and held a seminar on radicalization. It remains a registered charity with reported revenues of more than $3-million in 2015.
Audits of ISNA-Canada and its former affiliates began in 2011, said Syed Imtiaz Ahmad, the ISNA-Canada president and chair of ISNA Islamic Services. He said the audits were ordered after irregularities were brought to the CRA’s attention. Four charities were audited because the CRA suspected they were “in a sense indistinguishable,” he said.
The audits covered the years 2007 to 2009. But it wasn’t until June 2014 that the CRA informed the charities they risked losing their registration. ISNA Islamic Trust was also told it could face a $425,000 penalty.
It’s unclear why the CRA waited three more years before following through with the revocations of ISNA Islamic Services and the Canadian Islamic Trust, which came into effect on May 13. But in letters dated March 30, the CRA said that after reviewing the charities’ written responses to the audits, the government’s concerns had “not been alleviated.”
According to the records, ISNA Islamic Services had failed to keep proper donation records and had funded two separate organizations, the Islamic Centre of Toronto, known as the Jami mosque, and the Islamic Book Service, without exercising control over either group.
It had also issued $340,000 worth of receipts for money collected by the Jami mosque. ….
stan lee says
Replacement Muslim organizations will spring up. These people have one mission, no matter what they call themselves. They are dedicated to the Islamic universal belief of “conquest.” All non-Muslim governments had better smarten-up, such organizations will make all types of lofty arguments for their missions, but in the end it’s about Islam’s conquest of democracies and democratic republics.
The governments which are persuaded by Islam that its devotees will be true citizens are lying. And then comes the main question; Does that mean all of them? Yes, that means all of them! (Include Canada and its spoiled Socialist boy, Trudeau). He is racing to catch-up with what the EU has already done to Europe.
References: Sweden, Germany, France, and almost UK., plus any of the “in between” who are members of the EU. The EU and other assorted Socialists have “sold-out” to Islam. If they hadn’t, western Europe wouldn’t be in the helluva shape that it presently is.
ploome says
yes, they just invent a new name
and only two? All of them send money to jihadis
Michael Copeland says
A portion of “zakat” is required by Islamic law to be devoted to jihad. This affects all mosques.
Shane says
Good point! Almost all Muslim organizations in the West should be considered to be supporters of Jihad against the West. It makes sense for all Muslim organizations and Mosques be investigated for support and promotion of Jihad.
Mike says
“In Saskatchewan, Muhammad Mustafa Mustaan preached that democracy is brutal, evil and not compatible with Islam.”
Transposing two words leads to views that are fairly common around here.
Projection?
abad says
Then maybe Mustaan should leave Canada for Syria?
Shane says
Yes, honest Muslims state that Islam is incompatible with our way of life in the West, but Treasoncrats and Liebrils cannot or will not see this obvious fact!
James Snapp, Jr. says
Stories like this tend to make me wish/hope that we have close surveillance of the goings-on in Plainfield, Indiana.
gravenimage says
What is happening in Plainfield?
balam says
The Mosques are infarct schools for terrorism through JIHAD . Canada will be like another Syria in the years to come .The Prime minister of Canada is sadly so ignorant about the CULT called ISLAM.
Shane says
Pretty Boy Trudeau is ignorant in all areas and a willing tool of the cultural Marxists who have been trying to destroy the West for almost 100 years. Canada needs a strong leader like Trump to deal with their Muslim problem.
c matt says
Wow, I am surprised the government of Canadistan actually did this. Hopefully the Canadian Federal Sharia courts will step in to correct this obvious injustice.
moeped says
Not only charities, but many businesses they run. They often will have donation jars for orphans. Who wouldn’t donate to orphans right? Well that depends. What will the orphans grow up to be? I think you might have some ideas.
shloime says
*if* they grow up. hezbollah used orphans as human shields for an ammunition dump, and later used the children’s dead bodies as props in a propaganda video.
shloime says
http://www.maozisrael.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5538
gravenimage says
Canada: Two Islamic organizations stripped of charity status for funding Pakistani jihadis
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*Good*. So much Muslim “charity” is actually funding for violent Jihad.
And why not? “Zakat”–often translated as “charity”–also covers support for Jihadists.