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January 7, 2005

Saudis boost aid to wave victims

Topics: Southeast Asia Earthquake and Tsunami

From the very first days of world-wide pledges and outpouring of aid for tsunami victims, most of whom are Muslim, very little has been said about or heard from - the Saudis. One would think that the oil rich Kingdom that continues to pump billions of dollars into world-wide mosques to facilitate the spread of Wahhabism  could afford to and would want to pump significant funds into the aid of victims suffering from the effects of the tsunami disaster. But no one, especially the MSM who were so quick to accuse President Bush of pledging too little initially, has said much at least in terms of an outcry, about the Saudis. Now it looks like the Kingdom is going to pledge more, but notice that they want others to come up with most of it from a telethon because it's a 'Muslim thing'.

BBC News/Middle East Jan 6
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia has increased its aid pledge for tsunami victims, after criticisms that Gulf states were not contributing enough.

The Saudi government has tripled its initial pledge of $10m to $30m "in view of the recent assessments of the magnitude of the tragedy".

It also launched a telethon on state-controlled television to raise money.

More than $3bn of aid has been promised to countries affected by the tsunami, including $85m from Gulf states.

The marathon Saudi fundraising event featured religious figures calling on viewers to donate, saying it was their duty as Muslims.   Continue reading...

Posted by Hyscience at January 7, 2005 6:48 AM

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