Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia (also known as the “Islamic Call Committee”) is a Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

i based Muslim non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...

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The Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia's mandate is to serve as a humanitarian aid organization.

In the fall of 2001 United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 President issued Executive Order 13224

Executive Order 13224

Executive Order 13224 is an executive order signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on September 23, 2001 as a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks....

, which listed several dozen organizations that American intelligence analysts asserted were tied to terrorism

Terrorism

Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...

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Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia was one of the organizations listed. American intelligence analysts assert that Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia has provided logistic support to terrorist groups.

Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia and the Guantanamo captives

Allegations of association with Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia was among the justifications American intelligence analysts offered for the continued detention of Guantanamo captives.

During the Administrative Review Board

Administrative Review Board

The Administrative Review Board is a United States military body that conducts an annual review of the suspects held by the United States in Camp Delta in the United States Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

 hearing of Adel Hassan Hamad

Adel Hassan Hamad

-Lawsuit:On May 14, 2008 the Daily Times of Pakistan reported that "Salim Mahmud Adam" and "Adel Hasan Hamad" had announced plans to sue the United States government over their detention....

 Zahid Al-Sheikh

Zahid Al-Sheikh

Zahid Al-Sheikh is the brother to alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad. He volunteered to travel to Afghanistan to help fight to resist the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan....

 was alleged to have been one of the directors of Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia.
The Administrative Review Board was told that Zahid Al-Sheikh

Zahid Al-Sheikh

Zahid Al-Sheikh is the brother to alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad. He volunteered to travel to Afghanistan to help fight to resist the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan....

 was one of the older brothers of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a member of the senior leadership of Al Qaeda.

Lajnat Al-Da'wa al Islamia leadership

A press release from the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, said the Minister received a delegation from the Islamic Call Committee.
The press release named Prince Dr. Bandar bin Salman bin Mohammed Al-Saud as the Head of (Islamic) Call Committee in Africa.