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  Salmond hit by 'cash for cronies' row
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Last EditedNew Jerusalem  Jul 13, 2008 08:41am
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News DateSunday, July 13, 2008 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionMUSLIM leaders have accused Alex Salmond of blatant cronyism after he handed hundreds of thousands of pounds in public funds to an Islamic group run by an SNP activist.
The Scottish Government has given £215,000 to the Scottish Islamic Foundation (SIF), a group run by Osama Saeed, an SNP member who is about to contest the Glasgow Central seat in the next Westminster election.

Most of the cash will be spent on an
"IslamFest" which is being organised by Saeed and will be held in Scotland next year. But another Muslim organisation which applied for funding last year for a similar event was turned down.

Last night, Muslim leaders across Scotland – including a prominent member of the SNP – expressed anger at the funding, alleging SIF was receiving preferential treatment because of Saeed's Nationalist links.

Along with Saeed, the Foundation's members also include SNP researcher Humza Yousaf and Gail Lythgoe, the national secretary of SNP Students.

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