Hashim bin Mohammed al-Awadhy

Hashim bin Mohammed al-Awadhy (Arabic: العوضي محمد بن هاشم) is a Qatari businessman and the CEO of Retaj Hotels & Hospitality, the owner of Rabea TV, and an official with the Qatar-based Eid Charity Association. Al-Awadhy’s son, Mohammed bin Hashim al-Awadhy, was the coordinator of an Islamic fundraising campaign and was killed while fighting with ISIS in Syria. Al-Awadhy currently resides in Doha, Qatar.

Retaj Hotels & Hospitality

Retaj Hotels & Hospitality is a Qatari real estate and hospitality company established in Doha in 2004.[1] Retaj Hotels has 10 hotel locations primarily based in Qatar but also located in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the Comoros.[2] Retaj Hotels are "Islamic hotels" and alcohol and smoking is banned at all locations.[3]

In a "Letter from CEO," CEO Hashim al-Awadhy describes his ambitions for the company’s growth and expansion.[4] The company’s mission is "to celebrate and regenerate the Arabic traditional hospitality and service delivery, and to be recognized as the number one employer and a leading hospitality management group."[2]

Retaj Hotels & Hospitality is overseen by its parent company, Retaj Marketing & Project Management, which is owned by five Qatari public and private-sector investors. According to reports, Retaj is hoping to open locations in Europe and the United States and is focusing on acquiring existing hotel outlets in the United States.[5]

Rabea TV

Rabea TV is a Muslim Brotherhood opposition TV network launched in 2013 in response to the coup that led to the removal of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi from office.[6] Hashim bin Mohammed al-Awadhy is the owner of the network.[6] The network’s name refers to a 2013 raid of Muslim Brotherhood supporters during a sit-in in Rabaa al-Adawiya Square and is a common reference to support for the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

Although Rabea TV is broadcast from Istanbul, Turkey, the network targets Egyptian viewers through its content and focus on Egyptian news.[7]

Controversy

Rabea TV is considered to promote the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. However, Turkish officials have denied the existence of any Muslim Brotherhood affiliate TV networks broadcast from Turkey.[8]

Rabea TV has also featured cleric Salama Abd al-Qawi who encouraged the assassination of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.[9] Rabea TV’s programs have also featured threats to Egyptian police officers, soldiers, and Westerners in attendance of an economic conference in Cairo.[10]

Tourism Peace Magazine

Hashim al-Awadhy is the general supervisor of the Tourism Peace magazine.[11] In 2015, al-Awadhy reportedly met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to discuss opportunities related to tourism cooperation.[11] Pictures of the meeting emerged on social media.[12]

Sheikh Eid bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Association

Hashim al-Awadhy serves as the adviser to the Director General at Sheikh Eid bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Association, often referred to as Eid Charity.[13] Before holding this position, al-Awadhy served as the Director of the Media Center.[14] Eid Charity is a prominent Doha-based NGO named after his Excellency Sheikh Eid Ibn Mohammad Ibn Thani Ibn Jasim Ibn Mohammad Al Thani. Eid Charity provides a range of charitable and humanitarian services to those in need, both in Qatar and beyond.[15] Hashim al-Awadhy has been named in a number of Eid Charity publications.[13][16][17]

Eid Charity has also been found to have ties to the U.S. designated terrorist group Hamas through its membership in the "Union of Good" organization led by Yusuf al-Qaradawi.[18] Eid Charity has also been listed as supervising Madid Ahl al-Sham fundraising efforts and having ties to Specially Designated Global Terrorist Abd al-Nuaymi.[18][19][20] Madid Ahl al-Sham has been accused, by the U.S. Department of State and the Washington Post, of being a fundraising effort for extremist elements operating in Syria, more specifically al-Qaeda affiliate the Al-Nusra.[19][21]

Mohammed bin Hashim al-Awadhy

Hashim al-Awadhy’s son, Mohammed al-Awadhy, was a point of contact for the Wa Atasemo for the Relief of our People in Syria Islamic fundraising campaign.[22] Mohammed al-Awadhy’s name and phone number are listed on the campaign’s pictures. On Wa Atasemo’s Twitter account, the campaign is followed by supporters of ISIS and other Islamist groups.[22]

Mohammed al-Awadhy’s death was first reported in February 2014.[23] According to the Violations Documentation Center in Syria, Al-Awadhy was found dead in the Idlib Governorate between the towns of Binnish and Taftanaz.[23] Following his death, Mohammed al-Awadhy was described as belonging to the "convoy of martyrs" by ISIS-supporters.

References

  1. ↑ "retaj-hotels". retaj-hotels. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  2. 1 2 "retaj-hotels". retaj-hotels. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  3. ↑ "retaj-hotels". retaj-hotels. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  4. ↑ ":: Projects ::". Retaj.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  5. ↑ "Qatari investors target European hospitality sector". Gulf-times.com. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  6. 1 2 "تحت رعاية أردوغان.. هذه القنوات تهاجم مصر". Dotmsr.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  7. ↑ "Rabia TV | قناة رابعة الفضائية". Sat-address.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  8. ↑ By gmbwatch (2015-02-12). "Turkey Denies Muslim Brotherhood TV Channels Being Broadcast From Turkey". Globalmbwatch.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  9. ↑ Hawkins, John (2015-12-12). "The Muslim Brotherhood Calls For "A Long, Uncompromising Jihad" In Egypt After Meeting With US State Department | John Hawkins' Right Wing News". Rightwingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  10. ↑ www.memri.org. "Muslim Brotherhood Operatives in Turkey Call For Killing Egyptian Officials, Threaten Egypt; Turkish MP: Turkey Shelters 'Many MB And Hamas Members'". Memri.org. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  11. 1 2 الأربعاء 25-02-2015 الساعة 06:26 م (2015-02-25). "الشرق - قبرص التركية ترحب بالإستثمارات القطرية". Al-sharq.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  12. ↑ "Retaj Group - Timeline". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  13. 1 2 "مؤسسة عيد الخيرية - بقيمة 10 ملايين ريال عيد الخيرية تطلق حملة \" أهل الخليج\" لإغاثة الشعب العراقي". Eidcharity.net. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  14. ↑ "وزير الشؤون الإسلامية المالديفي يزور عيد الخيرية". Raya.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  15. ↑ "مؤسسة عيد الخيرية". Eidcharity.net. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  16. ↑ "مؤسسة عيد الخيرية - حملة أهل الخليج لإغاثة الشعب العراقي تقف على الأوضاع المأساوية للنازحين". Eidcharity.net. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  17. ↑ http://www.eidcharity.net/articles_attachments/1398700745_105%20for%20sit.pdf
  18. 1 2 CATF Reports. "Eid Charity's Al Baraka Initiative: Admirable or Alarming? | Consortium Against Terrorist Finance". Stopterrorfinance.org. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  19. 1 2 Warrick, Joby (2013-12-22). "Islamic charity officials gave millions to al-Qaeda, U.S. says". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  20. ↑ "Treasury Designates Al-Qa'ida Supporters in Qatar and Yemen". Treasury.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  21. ↑ "Country Reports on Terrorism 2014 Middle East and North Africa Overview". State.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  22. 1 2 "حملة وَاعْتَصِمُواْ (@waatasemo)". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  23. 1 2 مركز توثيق الانتهاكات في سوريا (2015-02-22). "مركز توثيق الانتهاكات في سوريا". Vdc-sy.info. Retrieved 2016-10-05.


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