Prominent Islamists

Individuals Associated with: Safa Group (SAFA)

The SAAR Network (SAAR) and the Safa Group (SAFA) are both terms used to refer to a group of associated nonprofits, for-profit organizations, and asset-management companies, which often shared officers or members of the board, and were often registered to the same addresses. The Network served as a money-laundering conduit for al-Qaida and other terror groups.

Islamist Watch acknowledges Citizens for National Security for making a significant contribution to the following list.

Name Affiliation Record of Political Donations
Sami Al-Arian SAFA: Former Head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad View Donations Record
Abdurahman Alamoudi SAFA: Former Founder of American Muslim Council; connected to Holy Land Foundation; convicted of being al-Qaida financier View Donations Record
Hisham Altalib SAFA: Former Director of SAFA Trust and "several" organizations linked to SAFA View Donations Record
M. Omar Ashraf SAFA: Former Director of seven organizations linked to SAFA View Donations Record
Muhammad Ashraf SAFA: Former Officer of "numerous" organizations linked to SAFA View Donations Record
Jamal Barzinji SAFA: Former Director of SAFA Trust and "several" organizations linked to SAFA View Donations Record
Yaqub Mirza SAFA: Former Director of "numerous" organizations linked to SAFA View Donations Record
Iqbal Unus SAFA: Former Director of Child Development Foundation and advisor to other SAFA organizations View Donations Record