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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."[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] Hashim bin Mohammed al-Awadhy is the owner of the network.[8] 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 broadcasted from Istanbul, Turkey, the network targets Egyptian viewers through its content and focus on Egyptian news.[9]

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.[10] Rabea TV has also featured cleric Salama Abd al-Qawi who encouraged the assassination of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.[11] Rabea TV’s programs have also featured threats to Egyptian police officers, soldiers, and Westerners in attendance of an economic conference in Cairo.[12]

Tourism Peace Magazine

Hashim al-Awadhy is the general supervisor of the Tourism Peace magazine.[13] 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.[14] Pictures of the meeting emerged on social media.[15]

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.[16] Before holding this position, al-Awadhy served as the Director of the Media Center.[17] 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.[18] Hashim al-Awadhy has been named in a number of Eid Charity publications.[19] [20] [21]

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.[22] 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.[23] [24] [25] 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.[26] [27]

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.[28] 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.[29] Mohammed al-Awadhy’s death was first reported in February 2014.[30] According to the Violations Documentation Center in Syria, Al-Awadhy was found dead in the Idlib Governorate between the towns of Binnish and Taftanaz.[31] Following his death, Mohammed al-Awadhy was described as belonging to the "convoy of martyrs" by ISIS-supporters.

References

  1. ^ http://www.retaj-hotels.com/about.php
  2. ^ http://www.retaj-hotels.com/about1.php
  3. ^ http://www.retajhotels.net/retajinn/index.php
  4. ^ http://www.retaj.com/About_CEO.aspx
  5. ^ http://www.retaj-hotels.com/about1.php
  6. ^ http://www.gulf-times.com/story/346050/Qatari-investors-target-European-hospitality-secto
  7. ^ http://www.dotmsr.com/details/%D9%82%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86
  8. ^ http://www.dotmsr.com/details/%D9%82%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86
  9. ^ http://www.sat-address.com/en/eg/Rabia-TV/?filter=
  10. ^ http://www.globalmbwatch.com/2015/02/12/turkish-denies-muslim-brotherhood-tv-channel-broadcast-turkey/
  11. ^ http://rightwingnews.com/media/muslim-brotherhood-calls-long-uncompromising-jihad-egypt-meeting-us-state-department/
  12. ^ http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/8427.htm
  13. ^ http://www.al-sharq.com/news/details/312750
  14. ^ http://www.al-sharq.com/news/details/312750
  15. ^ https://www.facebook.com/RetajCompanyoffcial/photos/pcb.820890007976190/820889934642864/?type=3&theater
  16. ^ http://www.eidcharity.net/ar/site/web/index.php?page=article&id=2099#.V9MJG_krKUk
  17. ^ http://www.raya.com/home/print/f6451603-4dff-4ca1-9c10-122741d17432/50235f80-5bf2-448f-9aef-cdbf07e24265
  18. ^ http://www.eidcharity.net/ar/site/web/index.php?page=article&id=267#.V9MIP_krKUk
  19. ^ http://www.eidcharity.net/ar/site/web/index.php?page=article&id=2102#.V9MIs_krKUl
  20. ^ http://www.eidcharity.net/articles_attachments/1398700745_105%20for%20sit.pdf
  21. ^ http://www.eidcharity.net/ar/site/web/index.php?page=article&id=2099#.V9MJG_krKUk
  22. ^ http://stopterrorfinance.org/stories/510952392-eid-charity-s-al-baraka-initiative-admirable-or-alarming
  23. ^ http://stopterrorfinance.org/stories/510952392-eid-charity-s-al-baraka-initiative-admirable-or-alarming
  24. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/islamic-charity-officials-gave-millions-to-al-qaeda-us-says/2013/12/22/e0c53ad6-69b8-11e3-a0b9-249bbb34602c_story.html
  25. ^ https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl2249.aspx
  26. ^ http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2014/239407.htm
  27. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/islamic-charity-officials-gave-millions-to-al-qaeda-us-says/2013/12/22/e0c53ad6-69b8-11e3-a0b9-249bbb34602c_story.html
  28. ^ https://twitter.com/waatasemo
  29. ^ https://twitter.com/waatasemo
  30. ^ http://www.vdc-sy.info/index.php/ar/details/martyrs/144356#.V6OWXPkrKUl
  31. ^ http://www.vdc-sy.info/index.php/ar/details/martyrs/144356#.V6OWXPkrKUl
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