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Trade Center attack and the 1998 embassy bombings. See, e.g., Burnett Complaint 711 156, 240, 242. 17. Beginning in 2002, certain branches of Al Haramain were designated by the United States as terrorist organizations. See Exec. Order No. 13224, 31 C.F.R. 595, mailable at httpalwww.treas.govioffices

. 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

orld Trade Center attack and the 1998 embassy bombings. See, e.g., Burnett Complaint 11 156, 240, 242. 17. Beginning in 2002, certain branches of Al Haramain were designated by the United States as terrorist organizations. See Exec. Order No. 13224, 31 C.F.R. 595, available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/

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

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

pellee Aqeel and al-Buthe in orchestrating al Haramain’s terrorist activities was also well documented. As defendant Aqeel himself stated, “[t]he [al Haramain branch] offices’ directors are employees who follow directions of the main office with regards to hiring workers at the offices and making any decisi

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