Top NJ congressional hopeful volunteered with al-Qaeda-linked group in 1990s
Adam Hamawy, a Democratic candidate for Congress in New Jersey, has come under scrutiny for his past volunteer work with a nonprofit linked to al-Qaeda in the 1990s. He volunteered in Bosnia with the Benevolence International Foundation, which was later raided by authorities for supporting terrorist activities. Despite this history, Hamawy is currently polling as a frontrunner in the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District.
- ▪Adam Hamawy volunteered with the Benevolence International Foundation in Bosnia during the 1990s.
- ▪The foundation was later found to be a front for al-Qaeda, providing support for terrorist activities.
- ▪Hamawy has faced scrutiny for his ties to the late Islamist Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, known for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
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Politics Top NJ congressional hopeful volunteered with al-Qaeda-linked group in 1990s By Ryan King Published May 27, 2026, 3:53 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google WASHINGTON — A top New Jersey Democrat seeking to succeed retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman once volunteered in Bosnia with a Chicago-based nonprofit whose offices were raided by the government in 2002 after it was determined to be a front for al-Qaeda. Adam Hamawy, an Egyptian-born former combat surgeon who served in the Iraq War, had touted his time interning in 1994 for the since-defunct “Benevolence International Foundation” years later in a local New Jersey paper.
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