Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF, U.S.-based): Largest U.S. Muslim charity at the time; convicted in 2008 of providing material support to Hamas. Raised millions via zakat donations and transferred to Hamas-controlled zakat committees (e.g., Ramallah Zakat Committee, Hebron Islamic Charitable Society) and dawa organizations.
Union of Good (Charity Coalition / I’tilaf Al-Khair): Saudi-based umbrella of ~50+ charities created by Hamas leadership. Facilitated tens of millions in transfers to Hamas entities in West Bank/Gaza, including support for operatives' families and infrastructure. Designated by U.S. Treasury (2008). Members included Interpal (UK), Al-Aqsa Foundation, CBSP (France), etc.
Palestinian Zakat Committees (various, e.g., Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarem): Hamas-controlled or influenced local bodies receiving zakat funds. Used for dawa that bolsters Hamas politically/militarily. Funds traced from HLF and other donors.
Al-Aqsa Foundation, Interpal, CBSP (Comité de Bienfaisance et de Secours aux Palestiniens), and similar: Designated or accused Hamas fundraisers channeling zakat-style donations.
Sorry no. Mohammed fails the test of being a prophet by the measure of that religion. So any claim by Muslims fails on that point. It's an entirely different religion and an entirely different God.
Uh no. Not even close. The quoran chronicles Mohamads increasing insanity and war mongering. Nothing like the old testament which chronicles the covenant of God with Israel and his progeny. Their struggles and attempt to hold a higher moral standard.
Yes, biologically in the past the age of marriage was 16+. Of course in the past young women helped raise their brothers, sisters, cousins, neices, and nephews, and were educated on intercourse and species propagation by that age and young men were finishing up their apprentice ships and we're fully employed at that age.
Nothing like today where there's almost no education at all.
Throw in diseases that killed by 30ish and you realize they had good reason.
Primary Documentation Source: USAspending.gov
The most authoritative public record for U.S. federal spending is USAspending.gov, the official U.S. government transparency site for awards, grants, and contracts. Searches there show extensive USAID funding to EWMI (a New York-based nonprofit focused on democracy, rule of law, judicial reform, and civil society programs in post-communist and developing countries).
EWMI has received over $270 million in USAID grants over roughly 15 years (plus additional obligations/contracts totaling around $90 million in some reports), with examples including:
$31.2 million in one recent full fiscal year.
Multiple active/recent awards, such as grants for programs in Uzbekistan and other regions.
EWMI's donors and partners explicitly include OSF (Open Society Foundations/Institute), alongside USAID, the U.S. State Department, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and others. It has collaborated with Soros initiatives since at least the 1990s on post-Soviet/Eastern European reforms.
You can verify specific awards by searching "East-West Management Institute" or recipient UEI LZ4PMD8AJ2J7 on USAspending.gov. Examples include grants like 72011521CA00002 and contracts like AID165C1600003.
