Islamist Money in Politics

Donor-Affiliated Organization: North American Islamic Trust (NAIT)

The North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) describes itself as a wakf, or Islamic trust for the perpetual endowment of mosques, Islamic schools, and communal institutions. In practice, it does not merely endow these institutions, but exerts ideological control to enforce its brand of extremist Islamism. NAIT was mentioned in the famous 1991 "Explanatory Memorandum" by Mohammed Akram, a leading officer of the Muslim Brotherhood, where it was described as a Brotherhood-allied organization.

Donations History

Date Name Recipient Name Amount Recipient's Party Office Sought State Confidence
2007-05-04 Azhar Azeez Keith Ellison $500 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2012-04-14 Azhar Azeez Andre Carson $1000 Democratic U.S. House IN High
2012-04-15 Azhar Azeez Andre Carson $1035 Democratic U.S. House IN High
2012-04-30 Azhar Azeez Eddie Bernice Johnson $250 Democratic U.S. House TX High
2015-03-28 Azhar Azeez Andre Carson $250 Democratic U.S. House IN High
2016-01-28 Azhar Azeez Martin O'Malley $250 Democratic President N/A High
2016-03-21 Azhar Azeez Andre Carson $500 Democratic U.S. House IN High
2018-01-07 Azhar Azeez Tahir Javed $250 Democratic U.S. House TX High
2018-06-01 Azhar Azeez Pakistani American Public Affairs Committee $600 Nonpartisan N/A High
2018-07-14 Azhar Azeez Colin Allred $500 Democratic U.S. House TX High
2013-12-20 Azhar Azeez Sameena Karmally $250 Democratic State House TX High
2013-12-20 Azhar Azeez Sameena Karmally $250 Democratic State House TX High
2014-06-30 Azhar Azeez Sameena Karmally $100 Democratic State House TX High
2014-06-30 Azhar Azeez Sameena Karmally $100 Democratic State House TX High
2018-01-08 Azhar Azeez Dilara Sayeed $200 Democratic State House IL High
2019-03-29 Azhar Azeez Eric Swalwell $250 Democratic U.S. House CA High
2019-03-29 Azhar Azeez Eric Swalwell $250 Democratic U.S. House CA High
2018-07-31 Muzammil Siddiqi Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee $50 Democratic U.S. House N/A High
2003-05-17 Muzammil Siddiqi Van Tran $100 Republican State House CA High
2004-02-28 Muzammil Siddiqi Mark Leyes $100 Republican State House CA High
2016-11-22 Mujeeb Cheema Keith Ellison $25 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2017-07-31 Mujeeb Cheema Bernie Sanders $50 Independent U.S. Senate VT High
1990-06-13 Bassam Osman Mervyn Dymally $500 Democratic U.S. House CA Medium
1998-03-25 Bassam Osman Spencer Abraham $300 Republican U.S. Senate MI High
1999-10-18 Bassam Osman David Bonior $1000 Democratic U.S. House MI High
2000-05-02 Bassam Osman Tom Campbell $500 Republican U.S. Senate CA High
2000-09-03 Bassam Osman David Bonior $1000 Democratic U.S. House MI High
2000-09-30 Bassam Osman Tom Campbell $1000 Republican U.S. Senate CA High
2000-10-30 Bassam Osman Tom Campbell $-500 Republican U.S. Senate CA High
2001-12-21 Bassam Osman Peter Dagher $500 Democratic U.S. House IL High
2004-03-12 Bassam Osman Barack Obama $500 Democratic U.S. Senate IL High
2004-06-09 Bassam Osman Barack Obama $-500 Democratic U.S. Senate IL High
2014-03-01 Bassam Osman Anesa Kajtazovic $500 Democratic U.S. House IA High
2017-01-07 Bassam Osman Keith Ellison $1000 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2017-12-27 Bassam Osman Marie Newman $250 Democratic U.S. House IL High
2018-03-10 Bassam Osman S. Raja Krishnamoorthi $250 Democratic U.S. House IL High
2018-10-29 Bassam Osman S. Raja Krishnamoorthi $250 Democratic U.S. House IL High
1997-12-24 Bassam Osman Glenn Poshard $500 Democratic Governor IL High
1998-08-18 Bassam Osman Glenn Poshard $250 Democratic Governor IL High
2002-02-16 Bassam Osman James Ryan $1000 Republican Governor IL High
2002-02-27 Bassam Osman Joyce Washington $250 Democratic Lieutenant Governor IL High
2004-03-09 Bassam Osman William Haddad $300 Nonpartisan Circuit Court Judge IL High
2010-01-25 Bassam Osman Patrick Quinn III $1000 Democratic Governor IL High
2017-05-19 Bassam Osman Friends of Carrie Austin 34th Ward Committeeman $250 Democratic IL High
2017-07-03 Bassam Osman Abdul El-Sayed $50 Democratic Governor MI High
2017-07-05 Bassam Osman Abdul El-Sayed $50 Democratic Governor MI High
2018-03-06 Bassam Osman Dilara Sayeed $2000 Democratic State House IL High
1988-02-12 Jamal Barzinji Jesse Jackson $500 Democratic President N/A High
1990-02-01 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $500 Democratic U.S. House VA High
1990-10-17 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $500 Democratic U.S. House VA High
1990-10-30 Jamal Barzinji Nick Rahall II $250 Democratic U.S. House WV High
1992-05-31 Jamal Barzinji Nick Rahall II $540 Democratic U.S. House WV High
1992-08-21 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $1000 Democratic U.S. House VA High
1992-10-12 Jamal Barzinji Leslie Byrne $500 Democratic U.S. House VA High
1992-11-02 Jamal Barzinji Walter Leslie AuCoin $750 Democratic U.S. House OR High
1993-05-25 Jamal Barzinji Lee Hamilton $1000 Democratic U.S. House IN High
1994-01-26 Jamal Barzinji Craig Washington $1000 Democratic U.S. House TX High
1994-03-03 Jamal Barzinji National Muslims for a Better America $1000 Nonpartisan N/A High
1994-04-19 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $250 Democratic U.S. House VA High
1994-07-07 Jamal Barzinji National Muslims for a Better America $500 Nonpartisan N/A High
1998-12-17 Jamal Barzinji Spencer Abraham $500 Republican U.S. Senate MI High
2000-02-13 Jamal Barzinji Tom Campbell $1000 Republican U.S. Senate CA High
2000-09-18 Jamal Barzinji David Bonior $250 Democratic U.S. House MI High
2000-09-18 Jamal Barzinji Tom Campbell $250 Republican U.S. Senate CA High
2000-09-30 Jamal Barzinji Spencer Abraham $1000 Republican U.S. Senate MI High
2000-10-18 Jamal Barzinji Tom Campbell $250 Republican U.S. Senate CA High
2001-01-05 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $500 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2001-09-07 Jamal Barzinji Andrew Holder $500 Republican U.S. House CA High
2001-09-26 Jamal Barzinji Cynthia McKinney $500 Democratic U.S. House GA High
2002-03-07 Jamal Barzinji Peter Dagher $250 Democratic U.S. House IL High
2002-05-21 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $1000 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2002-06-14 Jamal Barzinji Earl Hilliard $500 Democratic U.S. House AL High
2002-06-24 Jamal Barzinji Earl Hilliard $500 Democratic U.S. House AL High
2002-07-22 Jamal Barzinji Cynthia McKinney $500 Democratic U.S. House GA High
2002-10-16 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $-3750 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2004-09-29 Jamal Barzinji Elijah Cummings $500 Democratic U.S. House MD High
2004-10-04 Jamal Barzinji Ralph Nader $250 Independent President N/A High
2006-10-12 Jamal Barzinji James Webb Jr. $500 Democratic U.S. Senate VA High
2007-06-30 Jamal Barzinji James Gilmore III $2300 Republican President N/A High
2007-12-28 Jamal Barzinji Salam (Sam) Rasoul $1000 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2008-01-15 Jamal Barzinji James Gilmore III $1000 Republican U.S. Senate VA High
2008-02-06 Jamal Barzinji Barack Obama $1000 Democratic President N/A High
2008-03-05 Jamal Barzinji Salam (Sam) Rasoul $500 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2008-06-24 Jamal Barzinji James Gilmore III $500 Republican U.S. Senate VA High
2008-10-16 Jamal Barzinji Salam (Sam) Rasoul $500 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2008-10-21 Jamal Barzinji Bob Barr $500 Libertarian President N/A High
2008-10-22 Jamal Barzinji Gilmore Victory Committee $2500 Republican President N/A High
2008-10-27 Jamal Barzinji Keith Ellison $500 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2008-10-30 Jamal Barzinji Republican Party of Virginia $700 Republican VA High
2009-12-07 Jamal Barzinji Keith Ellison $250 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2010-02-08 Jamal Barzinji Keith Ellison $500 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2010-02-24 Jamal Barzinji James Webb Jr. $250 Democratic U.S. Senate VA High
2010-08-03 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $1000 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2012-03-02 Jamal Barzinji Dennis Kucinich $500 Democratic U.S. House OH High
2012-03-12 Jamal Barzinji Adam Cook $500 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2012-05-17 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $1000 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2012-05-23 Jamal Barzinji Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee $5000 Democratic N/A High
2012-06-21 Jamal Barzinji Keith Ellison $500 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2012-07-16 Jamal Barzinji Gerald Connolly $1000 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2012-09-02 Jamal Barzinji Andre Carson $1000 Democratic U.S. House IN High
2012-09-30 Jamal Barzinji Andre Carson $-1000 Democratic U.S. House IN High
2013-06-28 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $1000 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2013-09-30 Jamal Barzinji Keith Ellison $1000 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2013-12-31 Jamal Barzinji John Foust $1000 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2014-01-01 Jamal Barzinji James Moran Jr. $3750 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2014-06-16 Jamal Barzinji Gerald Connolly $1000 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2014-06-30 Jamal Barzinji Mark Warner $100 Democratic U.S. Senate VA High
2014-07-22 Jamal Barzinji Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee $25 Democratic N/A High
2014-08-24 Jamal Barzinji John Foust $250 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2014-08-24 Jamal Barzinji John Foust $250 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2014-10-03 Jamal Barzinji Gerald Connolly $100 Democratic U.S. House VA High
2014-10-06 Jamal Barzinji Mark Warner $100 Democratic U.S. Senate VA High
2001-07-24 Jamal Barzinji Thomas Rust $250 Republican State House VA High
2002-07-31 Jamal Barzinji Kenneth Cuccinelli II $500 Republican State Senate VA High
2002-12-09 Jamal Barzinji Richard Black $250 Republican State House VA High
2015-04-28 Jamal Barzinji Salam (Sam) Rasoul $200 Democratic State House VA High
2011-08-05 Azam Nizamuddin S. Raja Krishnamoorthi $250 Democratic U.S. House IL High
2014-05-27 Azam Nizamuddin Anesa Kajtazovic $100 Democratic U.S. House IA High
2015-09-29 Azam Nizamuddin L. Tammy Duckworth $250 Democratic U.S. Senate IL High
2015-11-24 Azam Nizamuddin L. Tammy Duckworth $250 Democratic U.S. Senate IL High
2016-08-11 Azam Nizamuddin L. Tammy Duckworth $200 Democratic U.S. Senate IL High
2017-05-30 Azam Nizamuddin S. Raja Krishnamoorthi $250 Democratic U.S. House IL High
2014-10-28 Azam Nizamuddin Laurie Nowak $250 Democratic County Board IL High
2002-05-15 Salah Obeidallah Akram Yosri $500 Republican U.S. House NJ Medium
2012-10-17 Mohammad Ali Sarodi Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee $10 Democratic N/A High

Total amount of donations listed above: $65,685

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