IPAC Report: Extremist Charities and Terrorist Fund-Raising in Indonesia

“Extremist Charities and Terrorist Fund-Raising in Indonesia”, the latest report by the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC), examines how charities have evolved to serve as an important source of funding for violent extremist organizations in Indonesia and the measures that are needed to curb their activities.  

“Although there are important differences between various extremist organizations, they have followed a similar model for using charities,” says Sidney Jones, IPAC Senior Adviser. “This involves identifying a concrete humanitarian need; giving it a religious justification; raising funds as broadly as possible; claiming transparency by periodically publishing accounts; and then diverting funds for jihad and support to arrested members.”