In 2010, the Obama administration froze the assets of the IKRC's affiliate in Lebanon for "being owned or controlled by Hezbollah and for providing financial and material support to Hezbollah and its director, " according to a statement released at the time.

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Although volunteers coming together seems to show the government's "big society" in action, Mr Cahart-Harris points to the event still needing financial and material support from the local authorities and arts bodies.

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Sponsorship or financial or material support: Mr Stanley Fink of Middlesex provides financial support for the purposes of employing a senior researcher and for other general research.

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