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of Al Haramain (Bosnia, Somalia on March 11, 2002; Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanza- nia on January 22, 2004; Afghanistan, Al- bania, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, the Nether- lands on June 2, 2004)). Thus, pursuant to Bohn, the Plaintiffs would have to al- lege specific facts showing that the Princes knew or
. C. Defendants' Status as Foreign States for FSIA Purposes The Court must first determine if the moving Defendants are "foreign states" for 22. Zakat is required almsgiving by all Mus- lims. See, e.g., Emmet Complaint at 275; id. 140. EFTA00795052 788 349 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENT, 2d SERIES purpose
5. C. Defendants’ Status as States for FSIA Purposes The Court must first determine if the moving Defendants are “foreign states” for Foreign 22. Zakat is required almsgiving by all Mus- lims. See, e.g., Burnett Complaint at 275; id. 140. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017852 --- PAGE BREAK --- 788 purposes of
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017853 →es of Al Haramain (Bosnia, Somalia on March 11, 2002; Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanza- nia on January 22, 2004; Afghanistan, Al- bania, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, the Nether- lands on June 2, 2004)). Thus, pursuant to Boim, the Plaintiffs would have to al- lege specific facts showing that the Princes knew or s
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017866 →F.3d at 1023; Bown ITT, 340 F.Supp.2d at 906. Even move and launder money. 12(e) Statement {1 1. Plaintiffs allege that al Qaeda has pervert- ed the Zakat and Hararm principles in Islam- ic banking to collect and distribute money to individuals and cells throughout the world. Id. 494-9; see also Burnett
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017898 →ization grew and expanded its global terrorist and military operations to regions as diverse *30 as the Philippines, Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosovo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kashmir, Somalia, Palestine, Pakistan, Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt, Indonesia, and Malaysia.! Plaintiffs’ pleadings and other record materials de
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023378 →ionally allege that “DMI [Trust] and its affiliated and subsidiary companies have known that many of the ostensible charities to which they channeled Zakat and Haraam funds were, in fact, fronts for al Qaeda [, including ITRO and MWL].” *88 JA4337. “Despite the actual knowledge that money contributed to
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023390 →Entities connected to both Ethiopia and Zakat

United States
LOCATION
Bill Clinton
PERSON
Yemen
LOCATION
New York
LOCATION
Kenya
LOCATION
Sudan
LOCATION
Michael Cohen
PERSON
Lebanon
LOCATION
Tanzania
LOCATION
George Mitchell
PERSON
Houston
LOCATION
Supreme Court
ORGANIZATION
Philadelphia
LOCATION
Malaysia
LOCATION
Somalia
LOCATION
Eric Schmidt
PERSON
San Diego
LOCATION
Osama bin Laden
PERSON
U.S. Treasury
ORGANIZATION
al-Qaeda
ORGANIZATION