Two former leaders of the Texas-based Holy Land foundation were sentenced to 65 years in jail for supporting Palestinian militants. Jurors returned guilty verdicts on 108 charges of providing material support to terrorists, money laundering, and tax fraud. “These sentences should serve as a strong warning to anyone who knowingly provides financial support to terrorists…
They are among the most unusual of couples. Joshua Boyle, 25, is the son of a tax judge who garnered media attention when his robbed home was shot at. Zaynab Khadr, 29, is the sister of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr — and Osama bin Laden attended her wedding in Afghanistan a decade ago. The…
Spanish police have arrested six Pakistanis on suspicion of tax fraud, and are being investigated on whether or not they diverted funds to Islamic terror groups. Police say that the six men were arrested in Barcelona on orders from judge Baltasar Garzon, who often investigates Islamic terrorism cases. A civil guard said that it meant…
The Dutch tax service rejected a halal-mortgage – an interest free mortgage meant for Muslims who would not have to pay interest, due to their convictions; a fee on profits would have replaced the paid interest. The proposal for a halal mortgage was backed by the Islamic financial institute Bilaa-Riba. Bilaa-Riba introduced the idea three…
The government is unveiling a major new package of a counter-terrorism laws, a plan that gives the right to detain terrorist suspects for upto 42 days without charge. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is understood to have outlined concessions and appealed to MPs not to inflict further damage on the Government after a series of election…
