96:. In the northern part of the city a former school was bought for Euro 1.3 million from the city of Rotterdam. The building is to serve as an Islamic center and is run by the Foundation Social Cultural Center in the Netherland and serves as the Rotterdam headquarters of the organisation and as a headquarters of the charity Rahma Relief Netherlands, another organisation linked to En-Nahda and run by Kamis Gacha a former trustee of the ETN and chairman of the Islamic Charity Rahma Relief in the Netherlands. Gacha signed the contract for the purchase of the real estate in Rotterdam. The building has five floors and a total area of 950 square meters. Euro 650,000 was granted by the
80:. The large piece of real estate in The Hague was bought for Euro 1.1 million. The funding for the building came from Kuwait and was donated by Abdulmuhsen al-Kharafi. The building was named Mohammed Abdel Mohsen al-Kharafi Islamic Center and serves as a headquarters for the Foundation Social Cultural Center in the Netherlands (Stichting Sociaal Cultureel Centrum in Nederland) which the social and cultural arm of the Tunisian Islamist movement
68:. The designated oversight was done by Dr Mutlaq al-Qarawi at that time assistant undersecretary of the ministry of Awqaf for External Relations. Also main funder Abdulmuhsen al-Kharafi was elevated within the same Kuwaiti Ministry and is currently the Secretary General of the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs. After the Blue Mosque opened Mutlaq al-Qarawi became the chairman of Europe Trust Netherlands which owns the mosque.
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There were problems with the financing of the Euro 2.3 million project. Only after Yahia
Bouyafa left in mid-2010 the new board of trustees was able to secure funding from Kuwait to finalize the payments on the Blue Mosque. The largest donation came from Kuwaiti businessman Abdulmuhsen al-Kharafi who
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Kuwaitis were in full control of the Blue Mosque in Amsterdam. Documents were leaked to prove it and also information came out that two board members of the mosque Yassin Elforkani and Jacob van der Blom were given a monthly allowance by
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paid for the bulk of the Blue Mosque. Ahmad al-Falah one of the leaders of the Social Reform
Society as the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood is known was the main conduit to secure the funding. In recognition of the Kuwait sponsorship the Blue Mosque was named the Dutch Kuwaiti Cultural and Social Centre.
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the acquisition of his rented space but failed to get the funds needed. Again
Kuwaiti funders were willing to bankroll the acquisition of this building. In 2013 the building was rented and in 2014 bought for Euro 594,500. The centre also serves as the registered address for the Europe Trust
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