Crumbling Pillar of Faith?

In Islam, one of the Pillars of Faith is almsgiving - caring for the needy. Surely last week's killer tsunami has provided a rich opportunity to practice that aspect of faith.

So let's see which Muslim countries have been the most generous in providing tsunami aid to their mostly-Muslim brethren in South Asia [source article] :

1. Saudi Arabia ($10 million)
2. Qatar ($2.6 million)
3. (tie) Kuwait, Libya ($2 million each)
4. Turkey ($1.25 million)
5. Iran ($627,000)

Wow! And what about the great Satan America? $350 million - in government aid. That doesn't include private donations which are in the hundreds of millions.

Japan leads all nations now with $500 million (that's half a billion).

Now don't get me wrong. This is not a contest to see who can raise the most money for the tsunami victims. But if one of your pillars of faith is almsgiving, then this is a ripe opportunity to put your money where your mouth is. After all, the world is watching.