How is jihad terrorism principally funded?
The Islamic zakat tax, what some call “Islamic charity” is a massive source of jihadist revenues. The 9/11 attacks were funded almost entirely by “donations” (zakat) to Al Qaeda, and zakat from the Persian Gulf is behind the 2009 rebound in Taliban finances. Jihadists are also reliant on money referred to in the Western press as “protection payments” or “extortion,” but many of these payments resemble the Islamic jizya tax or Koran-approved ransoms for non-Muslims. Terrorism against Israel receives major funding through the state sponsorship of Islamic Iran. Other funding sources of jihad around the world includes criminal enterprises, the drug trade, and, to be frank, Western taxpayers (through foreign aid) and Western consumers (through petro-dollars).
