Human Appeal International

Human Appeal International is a British international development and relief charity based in Manchester. It was established in 1984.[1]

As registered by the United Kingdom Charity Commission the charity's goals include:

"The prevention or relief of poverty anywhere in the world by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty."

Human Appeal International is a member of Bond (the UK membership body for non-governmental organisations working in international development.[2]

It is a member of the Muslim Charities Forum.[3]

Alleged Hamas Links

Human Appeal International is on the US State Department's list of charities linked to terrorism. It is similarly listed by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4] A 1996 CIA report identified Human Appeal International as one of a number of Islamic charities used as conduits for funds to terrorist organizations, and tied it to the Saudi-based Muwafaq, an Al-Qaeda front group.[5] In August 2002, Islamic youth chat group Muslim Net Melbourne featured an advertisement for a Hamas fundraising scheme, the "101 Days Campaign;" it said profits from the intifada videotapes would go to the campaign through Human Appeal International.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales: Human Appeal International
  2. ↑ Kroessin, Mohammed Ralf (2009) Mapping UK Muslim Development NGOs, Working Paper 30 Religions and Development Research Programme
  3. ↑ Gilligan, Andrew (2015-02-08). "How the Muslim Brotherhood fits into a network of extremism". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  4. ↑ http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/pressroom/2008/pages/defense%20minister%20signs%20order%20banning%20hamas-affiliated%20charitable%20organizations%207-jul-2008.aspx Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  5. ↑ Works related to CIA Report on NGOs With Terror Links at Wikisource
  6. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2003/s951368.htm Concern charity channelling funds to Hamas