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	PO-3632: Treasury Designates Benevolence International Foundation and Related Entities
		The financial accounts of the principal entity, Benevolence International Foundation, were blocked pending investigation in December 2001.
		Benevolence International Foundation ("BIF") is a U.S. tax-exempt not-for-profit organization whose stated purpose is to conduct humanitarian relief projects throughout the world.
		BIF operates as Benevolence International Fund in Canada and as Bosanska Idealna Futura in Bosnia.
	www.ustreas.gov /press/releases/po3632.htm (662 words)

	Benevolence International Foundation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was known as the Benevolence International Fund in Canada and Bosanska Idealna Futura in Bosnia.
		Benevolence International Corporation is said to have been started in 1988 by Mohammed Jamal Khalifa of Jeddah, the brother in law of Osama bin Laden.
		In 1992, the Benevolence International Corporation in the Philippines folded visible operations, while the Islamic Benevolence Committee was renamed to Benevolence International Foundation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benevolence_International (589 words)

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	Definition of Benevolence International
		It was known as the Benevolence International Fund in Canada and Bosanska Idealna Futura in Bosnia.
		Benevolence International Corporation is said to have been started in 1988 by Mohammed Jamal Khalifa of Jeddah, the brother in law of Osama bin Laden.
		In 1992, the Benevolence International Corporation in the Philippines folded visible operations, while the Islamic Benevolence Committee was renamed to Benevolence International Foundation.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Benevolence_International (600 words)

	Mohammed Jamal Khalifa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He started the Benevolence International Corporation in the Philippines in 1988, apparently to recruit people for the war against the Soviets.
		The remains of the Benevolence International Corporation have been accused of assisting the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the Operation Bojinka plot that was foiled in 1995.
		Khalifa was the regional director of the Philippines for the International Islamic Relief Organization.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Mohammed-Jamal-Khalifa.htm (920 words)

	Benevolence International Foundation
		The other was the Benevolence International Corp., founded in the Philippines by bin Laden's brother-in-law, Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, also a native of Jeddah.
		The new Benevolence International was therefore based in the United States, where it could coordinate with those efforts, in addition to taking advantage of the deep pockets of American Muslims.
		Benevolence moved to Chicago in May 1993, where an existing network of Hamas operatives and other extremist groups had established an infrastructure.
	www.rotten.com /library/history/terrorist-organizations/b-i-f (1061 words)

	PC(USA) - International Health Ministries
		The International Health Ministries (IHM) coordinates the ministries of the PC(USA) in international health and development.
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	OnPolitics (washingtonpost.com)
		Benevolence International Foundation or BIF is a tax-exempt, purportedly charitable organization with offices in Illinois, Pakistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina and in other locations.
		Discovered in the possession of the Benevolence International Foundation were notes summarizing the 1988 meeting in Afghanistan at which the Al Qaida terrorists developed their network and in which it was originally formed.
		The documents uncovered from the Benevolence International Foundation, headed by the man charged in the indictment today, show the American people and show the world for the first time tangible proof of the founding of the world's most dangerous terrorist network and the oath of allegiance its members pledge.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/onpolitics/transcripts/ashcrofttext_100902.htm (2571 words)

	Webshots AP News Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Benevolence International Foundation's executive director, Enaam M. Arnaout, has had a relationship with bin Laden and key associates "dating back more than a decade," according to an affidavit filed with the complaint.
		A March 19 raid on a Benevolence International office in Bosnia turned up photos of bin Laden in Afghanistan as well photos of Arnaout holding several weapons.
		A cooperating witness said that Benevolence International was used in the early 1990s by bin Laden to transfer money to bank accounts of relief organizations that also supplied funds to terrorists.
	daily.webshots.com /content/ap/current/h29562665.html (504 words)

	CBS News \| Islamic Charity Indicted \| May 30, 2002 05:28:08
		Prosecutors initially placed the perjury charges against Benevolence International Foundation of suburban Palos Hills and its chief executive, Enaam Arnaout, in a criminal complaint on April 30.
		Benevolence filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Chicago, asking return of its documents and release of its assets.
		Prosecutors also said Benevolence arranged a trip to Bosnia for an al Qaeda member who later was charged in New York with conspiracy to kill Americans and pleaded guilty to attempted murder of a jail guard.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/04/30/attack/main507629.shtml (408 words)

	SITE Institute: SITE In The News - Charity funded jihad fighters
		The case of Benevolence International showed how some Islamic aid agencies in such countries as Canada have secretly supported violent Muslim jihads, or holy wars, around the world by illegally redirecting their donors' money.
		Benevolence International is based in Illinois but had branch offices in several countries, including Canada.
		In addition, Benevolence International was connected to Ahmed Khadr, a Canadian Muslim extremist in the bin Laden empire whose three sons, Abdullah, Abdul Rahman and Omar, are trained al-Qaeda fighters.
	siteinstitute.org /bin/articles.cgi?ID=inthenews2003&Category=inthenews&Subcategory=0 (565 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Benevolence International's lawyer, Matthew Piers, says he is disappointed but not surprised the judge found probable cause against Mr.
		Benevolence International was one of two Chicago-based Muslim charities raided by the government's terrorism task force in December.
		Benevolence International raises several million dollars a year in the United States, but says the money goes to humanitarian work.
	www.help-for-you.com /news/May2002/scripts/3bde5439.html (407 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In fact, soon after the 9/11 attacks, the headquarters of Benevolence International, which are located in suburban Palo Hills, Illinois, were raided by federal agents seeking information relevant to the terrorist attacks.
		In fact, under his direction, the Benevolence International Foundation sued the federal government, indicating it had made a grave mistake; they also sought for all their assets to be released.
		The affidavit, which was signed by FBI agent Walker, stated that the Benevolence International Foundation, was founded by a wealthy Saudi Sheik--Abdul Galil Betargy, who is an associate of Bin Laden.
	www.dushkin.com /text-data/weekly/be05-06-02.mhtml (486 words)

	Chicago Man Indicted for Funneling Charity Money to al-Qaeda, October 9, 2002
		According to the indictment, Benevolence International and Arnaout engaged in a pattern of racketeering to support Islamic warriors around the world by raising funds.
		Benevolence International Foundation, or BIF, is a tax-exempt, purportedly charitable organization with offices in Illinois, Pakistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and elsewhere.
		The documents uncovered from the Benevolence International Foundation, headed by the man charged in the indictment today, show the American people and the world for the first time tangible proof of the founding of the world's most dangerous terrorist network and the oath of allegiance its members pledge.
	www.usembassy.it /file2002_10/alia/a2100901.htm (1128 words)

	Agents watched Islamic charity for years before bringing charges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		FBI agents had watched Benevolence International for years before Tuesday, when they made the Palos Hills-based organization the first charity charged in the terrorism investigation.
		Benevolence is one of two Islamic charities based in the Chicago area whose assets were frozen by the Treasury Department on Dec. 14 as part of the terrorism investigation.
		As early as 1999, they said, agents searching through Benevolence International trash discovered a clipping from a Seattle newspaper saying that the community was ill-prepared for a smallpox epidemic.
	www.balkanpeace.org /hed/archive/may02/hed4933.shtml (808 words)

	IRVAJ English - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The charge came in a complaint Tuesday that made Benevolence International Foundation, based in suburban Palos Hills, the first charitable organization to be charged criminally in the war on terrorism.
		Benevolence and executive director Enaam M. Arnaout were charged with perjury for claiming in a civil lawsuit that they had no involvement in military or terrorist activities and gave only to charitable causes.
		The affidavit cited alleged links between Benevolence and terrorists involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, a plot to bomb U.S. airlines and a plan to assassinate Pope John Paul II during his 1995 visit to the Philippines.
	www.iranvajahan.net /cgi-bin/news_en.pl?l=en&y=2002&m=5&d=2&a=16 (865 words)

	IFCA International Benevolence Fund- Our Opportunity in Emergencies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The benevolence fund is intended to provide financial or material aid to IFCA International members or IFCA International member organizations in times of emergencies.
		The benevolence fund will provide a means for the IFCA International family to extend significant assistance in times of disaster and distress.
		Upon recommendation by the Benevolence Committee, the request will be referred to the Executive Director (ED), After approval by the ED, the appeal for help may be made by letter to the entire IFCA International constituency.
	www.ifca.org /Benevolence.htm (558 words)

	Portsmouth Herald World/National News: FBI: Ill. Charity Hid bin Laden Ties
		The charge came in a complaint Tuesday that made Benevolence International Foundation, based in suburban Palos Hills, the first charitable organization to be charged criminally in the war on terrorism.
		Benevolence and executive director Enaam M. Arnaout were charged with perjury for claiming in a civil lawsuit that they had no involvement in military or terrorist activities and gave only to charitable causes.
		Brochures for Benevolence International describe it as a humanitarian organization ``dedicated to helping those afflicted by wars and natural disasters'' in Afghanistan and other countries.
	archive.seacoastonline.com /2002news/5_1_w2.htm (796 words)

	SITE Institute: SITE In The News - A face of terror or benevolence?; Enaam Arnaout calls his work honorable, but the ...
		Lawyers for Arnaout and Benevolence have denied the charity funded terrorism and have blasted the indictment for relying on evidence dating to the late 1980s, when the U.S. was also allied with bin Laden.
		Benevolence hosted one of bin Laden's key associates, Mamdouh Salim, in Bosnia in 1998 and allegedly installed a member of Al Qaeda's ruling council as an officer of the charity in Chechnya in the late 1990s.
		Benevolence wasn't incorporated in Illinois until four years later, but federal prosecutors alleged Wednesday the two groups were really one operation designed to aid Islamic fighters.
	siteinstitute.org /bin/articles.cgi?ID=inthenews702&Category=inthenews&Subcategory=0 (1578 words)

	Charity Funded Terror, U.S. Says. Courts: Head of Islamic group is arrested after allegations that foundation funded ...
		Enaam Arnaout, 39, executive director of the Benevolence International Foundation, was taken into custody at his home in the Chicago suburbs and charged with lying under oath in documents his group had filed in federal court.
		Matt Piers, an attorney for Benevolence International, said the charges against his client are an unjustified effort by the U.S. government to make the public believe it is successfully cracking down on terrorists.
		Since the asset freeze, Benevolence International has said in two sworn declarations filed in federal court that it is a "faith-based humanitarian organization that engages in charitable work around the world," and that it never engaged in or funded terrorist or military activity.
	nuclearno.com /text.asp?2789 (1018 words)

	Pravda.RU:An Islamic Foundation in the USA Made "Benevolence" to the Militants in Chechnya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		According to the data at the disposal of the CNN television company, Enaam Arnaut, who is now in custody in Chicago, Illinois, said that the money of the Foundation was used to support the militants abroad and, in particular, for supplying Chechen militants with footwear and uniforms.
		The Islamic Benevolence International Foundation conducted its activity in the United States from 1992 to 2001 when it was checked by the US secret services and law enforcement bodies which accused the Foundation's leaders of conniving at the international terrorist organisation Al-Qaida that had been founded by Osama bin Laden.
		According to American sources, during the nine years of the existence of the Benevolence International Foundation, founded by Enaam Arnaut, a citizen of the United States and a Syrian by birth, collected a total of 20 million dollars, part of them was transferred to foreign terrorist organisations.
	newsfromrussia.com /usa/2003/02/11/43242_.html (265 words)

	AV Press: FBI links Islamic charity, al-Qaida
		Federal agents said the Benevolence International Foundation had links to bin Laden going back decades and moved sizable amounts of cash for his al-Qaida terrorist network during the 1990s.
		Arnaout and Benevolence International were charged Tuesday with lying under oath in that case when they said the foundation doesn't fund terrorism or military activity.
		According to the affidavit, Benevolence International had links to people involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, a plot to bomb U.S. airlines and a plan to assassinate Pope John Paul II during his 1995 visit to the Philippines.
	www.avpress.com /n/sp/attack/sty762.hts (946 words)

	danieldrezner.com :: Daniel W. Drezner :: CHARITIES AND TERRORISTS: As an (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		CHARITIES AND TERRORISTS: As an "expert on terrorist financing," I was on Chicago Tonight yesterday evening to talk about the indictment of the head of Benevolence International, one of the largest Muslim charities in the United States.
		Benevolence International was active in Bosnia, Chechnya, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan.
		Benevolence International probably did engage in good works in Bosnia, for example.
	www.danieldrezner.com /archives/000550.html (493 words)

	Benevolence International (UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Benevolence International (UK) ("the Charity") is governed by a Declaration of Trust dated 29 August 1995 and was registered in 1995.
		In November 2002 the Commission was notified by HM Treasury that they had been informed that an organisation called ’Benevolence International Foundation’ ("BIF"), based in the USA was being investigated because of suspected links with Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaida.
		The US Treasury Department had informed them that they believed that there was a branch of this organisation based in the UK and requested that the assets of this organisation be frozen.
	www.charity-commission.gov.uk /investigations/inquiryreports/biuk.asp (407 words)

	Islamic charity boss indicted for racketeering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Enaam M. Arnaout, 40, of the Chicago suburb of Justice, head of Benevolence International Foundation, has been held in federal custody since April.
		According to the indictment, Benevolence International and Arnaout engaged in a pattern of racketeering.
		Benevolence International Foundation, founded 10 years ago, was charged in the perjury case but was not named as a defendant in Wednesday's racketeering indictment.
	www.capitolhillblue.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=10&num=672&printer=1 (447 words)

	US authorities arrest Islamic charity leader on perjury charges
		Arnaout, 39, executive director of the Benevolence International Foundation (BIF), was taken into custody at his suburban Chicago home and charged with lying under oath in documents his group had filed in federal court.
		Enaam Arnaout’s arrest, and the sensational claims of the Benevolence International Foundation’s ties to terrorism, were pronounced by the Justice Department with much fanfare and broadcast Tuesday evening on the cable and network news programs.
		The government’s charges against Benevolence International Foundation and its leader are sketchy at best—based on circumstantial allegations and information provided by unnamed sources.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/may2002/bif-m02.shtml (1052 words)

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