saudi arabia is not regarded with contempt across the world, but it is among people like you! u know for whom i’m referreing, though you people are the most availing from saudi generosity, even more than saudis.. but it’s never enough to you obviously.

*you just need to estimate the losses before sending such a large sum.
i also believe s.a. didn’t donate earlier because the donations were organized by a bunch of unofficial western firms.. that’s why i think saudi arabia preferred to send the donations through the UN.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g0aO3Yw-4ZTyy6OnSiuot9E6cu5w

I am a Christian and here are the stats about the Islamic response to Haiti:

Islamic Relief launched an appeal for £1 million to respond to the disaster.

Ummah Welfare Trust have also launched similar fund raisers.

Turkey have dispatched 50 tons of aid thus far, with five cargo planes carrying search-rescue teams, medical personnel and aid materials.

The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) team is on the ground to coordinate and oversee field relief operations to ensure their prompt delivery of arriving aid to the affected population.

Qatar have sent several C-17’s to Port-au-Prince, loaded with 50 tonnes of urgent relief materials to those affected in the quake-hit country.

Iran’s Red Crescent society says it has dispatched about 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid including food, tents and medicine to quake-ridden Haiti.

Jordan have sent medics and relief assistance to Haiti.

Kuwait donated one million US dollars to help relief aid efforts in Haiti.

Morocco sent relief aid worth $1 million to Haiti, in addition to a $32,000-donation granted by the Moroccan Red Crescent.

Lebanon expressed solidarity with quake-stricken Haiti and would contribute to international aid that is already flooding the Caribbean nation.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has despatched a contingent of humanitarian workers to Haiti.

Muslim Aid, a UK based international relief and development agency, has launched an emergency appeal and donated an intial £75 000 and has staff on the ground in Haiti.

Oh yes, Saudi Arabia finally did. The kindom has sent its condolence several days after the earthquake.

Questions regarding foreign governments should be directed to their local consulates or the government’s website. Muslims who are citizens of the West are not responsible for what Muslim countries do, nor should they be measured by that standard. As for my own country, the USA, and many religious and secular organizations, I can say that I’m very proud of how all have responded.

Suhaib

I appreciate your response, but I am afraid that nearly all Arabian aid comes from Non-Government Organizations. Even the generous donation of $1 million of Kuwait’s ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah was a non-governmental donation done through the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society. Perhaps the only true government donation comes from Qatari sending “50 tones of aid” (a very vague description) and a rescue team of 26 members comprising of soldiers, police and medics. What really is missing here is the help of the super rich Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc. For instance Saudi Arabia donated about $500 million to the Sumatra earthquake and Tsunami disaster in Indonesia in 2004, a disaster not much different in its magnitude from that in Haiti.

Please see comments above to see how that is not the case. Also, check out this link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/79ac100ea8f2162518d39f05acb7db6c.htm