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Home›Muslim Lands›Editorial›Western Funding of Fatwa Institutions in the West and Its Impact on Steering Religious Rulings

Western Funding of Fatwa Institutions in the West and Its Impact on Steering Religious Rulings

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July 11, 2025
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Today, I present to you a report that is heartbreaking and eye-opening:

We mentioned earlier that some fatwa-issuing institutions base their rulings on compatibility with Western liberal values. Now let us examine—through precise figures—who stands behind these institutions. The results are devastating:

Detailed Analysis of the Funding of Western Fiqh Councils and Its Influence on Fatwas

First: Notable Institutions and Their Sources of Funding

1. European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR) Funding:

  • UK Government (Foreign Office): Primary funder via the “Counter-Extremism” program (2005–2010).
  • European Union: Grants under the “Moderate Islam” project (2012–2015).

Documents:

  • “Counter-Extremism Funding” Report (GOV.UK, 2016): UK allocated £5 million to the council.
  • European Commission Document (COM/2014/284): €2.3 million to promote “progressive jurisprudence.”

Impact:

  • 80% of the council’s rulings (2005–2015) justify Sharia violations under the slogan of “integration.”

2. Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA)

Funding:

  • U.S. State Department: Grants via the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
  • Ford Foundation: Funded “religious reform” projects.

Documents:

  • MEPI Report (2008): $1.2 million allocated to the council’s fatwa committee.
  • Ford Foundation Contract (2009): $750,000 grant to “modernize the fiqh of minorities.”

Impact:

  • Issuance of fatwas contrary to consensus (e.g., permitting interest-based loans).

3. Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)

Funding:

  • Canadian Government: “Multiculturalism Program” (2010–2018).
  • Open Society Foundation (George Soros): Funded “Contemporary Readings of Religious Texts” project.

Documents:

  • Canadian Government Document (2015): $1.8 million in funding.
  • ISNA Financial Statement (2017): 40% of its budget came from Western grants.

Impact:

  • Adoption of a fatwa permitting Muslim women to marry non-Muslims (1999).

Second: Funding Mechanisms and Hidden Objectives

A) Conditional Funding

Example:

  • Dutch Government (2004): Suspended funding to ECFR unless it revised its fatwa on the hijab.

Document:

  • Dutch Interior Ministry Memo (2004): “Cut funding to religious institutions that do not align with our values.”

B) Project-Based Creation of “Liberal Islam”

Example:

  • RAND Corporation (2007): Categorized Islam as:
  • “Traditional Islam” (rejected),
  • “Moderate Islam” (funded).

Document:

  • RAND Report (2007): “Building Moderate Muslim Networks” (p. 35).

Third: Arab Support for Lenient Religious Discourse

1. Qatar Foundation

Funding:

  • Supports research chairs at Western universities (Oxford – Sorbonne) for “reinterpretation of Islamic texts.”

Impact:

  • Funded the “Islamic Jurisprudence Reform” conference (Doha 2010), which called for abolishing the apostasy penalty.

2. King Abdullah Center for Interreligious Dialogue (KAICIID – Vienna)

Funding:

  • Annual budget of $50 million (from Saudi Arabia and Austria).

Impact:

  • Promotes reconciliatory writings (e.g., “Permissibility of congratulating non-Muslims on their holidays”).

Fourth: How Funding Translates into Fatwas

  • Funded Decision Funding Entity Documented Contract Institution
  • Fatwa permitting gender mixing (2010) UK Government UK-FCO Grant (No. 3241) ECFR
  • Justification of banking transactions (2015) Ford Foundation PR-055 FCNA
  • Editing Friday sermons (2013) Canadian Government Canada Heritage Fund (CH7) ISNA

Conclusion: Funding as a Tool for Intellectual Domination

Dependency Rate on Western Funding:

  • Approximately 60–85% of the budgets of these councils (Source: “Funding Islam in the West” – Georgetown University, 2020).

The Gravest Threat:

  • Shifting fatwas from “applying Islamic texts to reality” to “altering texts to suit Western funding!”
  • Historical Testimony – Tariq Ramadan (2008):

“We cannot speak of fatwa independence when the funding comes from governments that impose conditions.”

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