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Lajnat Al Dawa
Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia ''(LDI, also known as the “Islamic Call Committee”)'' is a Muslim non-governmental organization based in Kuwait. It says that it is a humanitarian aid organization. It has provided aid in Afghanistan and other areas of western Asia. In the fall of 2001 United States United States President, President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13224, which listed several dozen organizations that American intelligence analysts asserted were tied to terrorism. This included ''Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia (LDI), which American intelligence analysts said had provided logistic support to terrorist groups. LDI and the Guantanamo captives Because of these assertions, American intelligence analysts used individual's ties to Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia as among justifications for detention at Guantanamo Bay detention camp. It transferred terrorist suspects here after the invasion of Afghanistan in fall 2001. For instance, during the Administrative Review Board heari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-governmental Organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit organization, nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in humanitarianism or the social sciences; they can also include club (organization), clubs and voluntary association, associations that provide services to their members and others. Surveys indicate that NGOs have a high degree of public trust, which can make them a useful proxy for the concerns of society and stakeholders. However, NGOs can also be lobby groups for corporations, such as the World Economic Forum. NGOs are distinguished from International organization, international and intergovernmental organizations (''IOs'') in that the latter are more directly involved with sovereign states and their governments. The term as it is used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
