They sought donations for a local madrassah project and a legitimate international development British charity, Muslim Aid.

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Part of the problem, though, for charities such as Interpal - and, indeed, Muslim Aid, Islamic Relief and many of the other major fundraising NGOs - is that much of the money they raise is, in fact, spent by someone else.

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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, whose country holds the presidency of the 15-nation EU, said that Sunday's strikes were not aimed at the Arab or Muslim worlds and stressed the urgency of humanitarian aid for the Afghan people and Afghan refugees.

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