Jihād al-Binā' ( ar, جهاد البناء, meaning "Effort for Reconstruction") is a development
foundation
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* Foundation (nonprofit), a type of charitable organization
** Foundation (United States law), a type of charitable organization in the U.S.
** Private foundation, a charitable organization that, while serving a good cause ...
run by
Hezbollah in
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
. The purpose of the organization is to help alleviate the consequences of the
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...
and Hezbollah's resistance against Israel.
The organization is well known for infrastructure construction projects, educational projects, and helping shelter refugees of the various conflicts that have plagued Lebanon in the recent past. The foundation had built 1,200 homes by 1993 and 16,000 by 2006. The headquarters of Jihād al-Binā' are located in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
It is designated by the US OFAC as a
Specially Designated Global Terrorist
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group, which allows the US to block the assets of foreign individuals and entities that commit, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism.
Specially Designated Global Terrorist list
See also
* Jihad of Construction
References
*http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/300/320/324/324.2/hizballah/jihad-el-binna/index.html
*http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/shutting-hizballahs-construction-jihad
*http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Lebanon-Examiner/Oct/16/Hizbullahs-Jihad-al-Bina-has-been-doing-infrastructure-work-for-20-years.ashx
*http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/resources/organizations/jihad-al-bina?q=
References
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Hezbollah
Organizations based in Asia designated as terrorist