Africa Muslims Agency

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The Africa Muslims Agency (AMA) is an Islamic humanitarian organisation. It was founded in 1981, and is funded primarily by Kuwaiti aid and dawah donations from Muslims.{{cite web |title=Africa Muslims Agency |url=https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/organizations/africa-muslims-agency |website=Resources on Faith, Ethics & Public Life |publisher=Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs |accessdate=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052422/https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/organizations/africa-muslims-agency |archive-date=18 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}

The Cape Town office was started in 1987 by Mahomed Farid Choonara, and under his directorship the agency grew to become one of the largest aid organisations in Africa.{{cite web |author1=Earl Haupt |title=30 years of serving humankind |url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/Peoples-Post/30-years-of-serving-humankind-20171016 |website=People's Post |publisher=NEWS24 |accessdate=18 June 2018 |date=18 October 2017 |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052729/https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/Peoples-Post/30-years-of-serving-humankind-20171016 |url-status=dead }} MF Choonara (born 3 November 1949) died 9 April 2011), and was succeeded as director by his son, Imraan Choonara.{{cite web |title=Obituary mf choonara |url=http://mediareviewnet.com/2013/01/obituary-mf-choonara-3-11-1949-to-9-04-2011/ |publisher=Media Review Network |accessdate=18 June 2018}}

The AMA describes itself as a humanitarian, development and Dawah organization based in Kuwait with offices across Africa. The agency has established itself in much of Africa, including Sierra Leone, Mali, Mozambique, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Angola, the Gambia and particularly South Africa.[http://www.africamuslimsagency.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=67 Africa Muslims Agency] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106200402/http://www.africamuslimsagency.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=67 |date=November 6, 2010 }} South Africa Office The Agency's goals are to strengthen Islam by spreading the teachings of the Quran, as well as to build hospitals, schools and mosques.

In 2010, the International Labour Office noted that the AMA focused on direct aid, including the building of wells for clean drinking water.{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=fchRAQAAMAAJ&q=%22africa+muslims+agency%22&dq=%22africa+muslims+agency%22 |title = Zanzibar: Social Protection Expenditure and Performance Review and Social Budget|isbn = 9789221228721|year = 2010}}

In Niger, the AMA has played a prominent role in development since 1985. Its goals and tactics changed dramatically since it was established.https://journals.openedition.org/apad/pdf/4084/ "Doing Development the Islamic Way in Contemporary Niger" by Abdoulaye Sounaye, 2011

In 1998, it was given consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council.Edmund Jan Osmańczyk, Anthony Mango (Herausgeber): Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements. Volume 1: A–F. 3. Auflage, Taylor & Francis 2003, S. 22, {{ISBN|0415939216}} In 2007, its leaders were monitored and interrogated by police.{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=tomFoofwwZAC&pg=PA118&dq=%22africa+muslims+agency%22#v=onepage&q=%22africa%20muslims%20agency%22&f=false |title = Securing Africa: Post-9/11 Discourses on Terrorism|isbn = 9781409499565|last1 = Smith|first1 = Dr Malinda S.|date = 2013-03-28}}