Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six; Part Seven; Part Eight; Part Nine

Part Ten concludes our dialogue.

Soliman al—Buthe (or al—Buthi) wrote an Open Letter to Congress in 2005. Then he initiated a dialogue with me, so we decided on this sequence.

1. In 2005, I commented and asked questions about the Open Letter (in blue).

2. Months later in that same year, Mr. al—Buthe answered my questions and challenged me on various issues (in green). He sought the advice of Saudi scholars, as well.

3. Finally, in 2006, I reply to his challenges and questions (in black). Sometimes I embed this portion in our 2005 dialogue. I too receive help from colleagues.

Open Letter to Congress (continued):

Charities

Claims that Saudi charities either deliberately or inadvertently fund al—Qaeda ignore the fundamental tenet of charitable giving in Islam. 'Zakat,' or charity, is one of the five pillars of Islam; it requires the giving of 2