Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Islamic World

Millard Burr, Robert O. Collins

Cambridge University Press, 2006 - History - 348 pages

There has been a dramatic proliferation of Islamic charities recently. While most are legitimate, considerable evidence reveals that others have more questionable intentions, and that funds have been diverted to support terrorist groups, such as al-Qaeda. The authors examine the contention through a detailed investigation of the charities involved, their financial intermediaries, and the terrorist organizations themselves. What they discover is that money from these charities has funded conflicts across the world, from the early days in Afghanistan, to subsequent terrorist activities in Asia, Africa, Palestine and, most recently, Europe and the United States.

About the author

Robert O. Collins, emeritus professor of history at University of California, Santa Barbara, has written numerous books on the history of Africa, the Sudan, and the Nile. He has also worked as a professional river guide and has traversed most of the Nile.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Islamic World
• Authors: Millard Burr, Robert O. Collins
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 0521857309, 9780521857307
• Length: 348 pages
• Subjects: History / World; Religion / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict