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There is another organization named Al Wafa, which is alleged to have been founded in Afghanistan and tied to terrorism.

There is another organization Jamaiat Al-Wafa LiRayat Al-Musenin which is proscribed by the Israeli government.

Al Wafa is an Islamic charity. Its publicly stated goals are ^[1]

• To provide financial, health, and educational support for poor families;
• To care for orphans, old women, and sick people;
• To improve the status of women, to improve women's education and social standing.

The United States has classified it as an organization with ties to al Qaeda.

The unclassified portion of the records from the Combatant Status Review Tribunal of Yemeni citizen Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i suggests being a volunteer or an employee of the Al Wafa charity, and another charity, Al Haramayn, that the United States were major reasons why he was classified as a "illegal combatant".

See also

• charities accused of ties to terrorism

References

1. ^  Al Wafa official site