Jama'at-ud-Da'wah

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Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JUD) is an Islamic organisation launched in Lahore, Pakistan in 1985. Previously called Markaz Daw'a wal Irshad, the organisation changed its name after the United States Department of State declared Lashkar-e-Toiba to be a terrorist organisation. It also publicly retracted itself from any association with the group.

JUD is popular in Pakistan for providing free medical care and education for the poor. It has done a lot of relief work in natural disasters of Pakistan such as famine of "Thar", flood of Sindh; after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake JUD was quick to donate tents, blankets and food and, according to many relief organizations, its camps were more professionally managed even than those run by the UN.

The leader of JUD is Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, who was an Islamic Studies professor at the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore. He was accused of inciting riots in Pakistan earlier this year on the Foreign pressure. He was freed in Ramadan on the order of High Court.


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BBC News about the Relief work.

PBS report about Jamat-ud-Dawa's relief work in Kashmir.

— San Francisco Chronicle about the Ad-Dawa Relief work
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