Charities That Funded Former Supporter of 'Jihadi John' Under Fire

The financial backers of a campaign group that had contact with the man later known as "Jihadi John" are under pressure from British politicians and a regulator's investigation to explain why they gave it several hundred thousand pounds. The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, a Quaker foundation, and The Roddick Foundation, set up by the late founder of beauty retailer Body Shop, are among those now being asked how they came to fund Cage, a small activist group that called...

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