Qatar Charity infiltrating Europe from Kosovo

Nahla Abdel Monem

The Qatari regime uses Qatar Charity in gaining ground in the countries of the Balkans. The charity especially operates in Kosovo whose situation is so sensitive for European governments.

This Qatari organization uses charity to gain political ground and then use this to serve its own agenda.

On June 28, Qatar Charity donated $300,000 for the health sector in Kosovo to help the sector meet the challenges posed by Covid-19.

The charity also signed an agreement with the Health Ministry for the delivery of medical aid to Kosovo.

At the public level, Qatar used the Covid-19 crisis in delivering aid to ordinary people in Kosovo. This threw light on Doha’s plans to reach the grassroots in this country.

Gaining ground

Qatar Charity opened its branch in Kosovo in 2002. This is one of the largest branches of the Qatari organization in the world. The charity invested $68 million in the construction of this branch.

The charity claims on its website that it gets its funding from donations. It asks wealthy Muslims to donate money so that the charity can offer help to poor Muslims around the world.

The charity specifies a portion of its spending to the construction of centers and educational and cultural institutes in Kosovo. It specifies for this almost double the amount of money it allocates for the health sector in Kosovo, for example.

Dangers

Qatar Charity’s activities in Kosovo raise questions on the reasons behind the operations of the Qatari organization in this restive European country.

The charity allocates to the cultural sector in Kosovo twice the amount of money it specifies for other sectors.

Kosovo is badly in need of medical aid, given the enormity of the Covid-19 challenge in it.