Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Reeducation of Extremists in Saudi Arabia / MEMRI, 18 Jan 2006

http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA26006
Y. Yehoshua
"In its efforts against domestic terrorism, the Saudi regime is attempting to fight Islamist ideas such as tafkir (accusing other Muslims of apostasy) against the regime and its clerics. One method being used is 'reeducation' of extremists. Two large-scale projects using this approach are underway. The first is a counseling program, supported by the Saudi Interior Ministry, for outreach to Saudi security prisoners. The second is the Al-Sakinah Campaign for online dialogue with extremists, which is supported by the Saudi Ministry of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs.
This report will review these two projects."