Islamic American Relief Agency


The Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA-USA) is an "American non-profit organization established in 1985 and dedicated to the empowerment of disadvantaged people everywhere through relief and participatory development programs emphasizing human dignity, self-reliance, and social justice." It has been under scrutiny by the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force since October 2004, when its offices were raided and its operations shut down.

On March 8, 2007, the organization and five of its leaders were charged in the 33-count indictment, handed down by a grand jury in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri for sending $1.4 million to Iraq during the sanctions that took place from 1990 to 2003.

Read more about Islamic American Relief Agency:  Early History, Orphan Sponsorship, Health Clinics, Education and Training Facilities, Alleged Connection To The Taliban and Al-Qaeda

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