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SAUDI ARABIA - REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR FEMALES FORMERLY INVOLVED
WITH AL-QAEDA & TERRORISM
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August 2014 - The Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry has confirmed the
establishment of a special rehabilitation program for women previously involved
with Al-Qaeda.
“Women who have been arrested in connection with terrorism activities will be
involved in a special rehabilitation program like men, but rehab will take
place in cooperation with their families,” Interior Ministry spokesman Maj.
Gen. Mansour Al-Turki told local media.
Only a limited number of women are detained on suspected terrorism charges
compared with men.
Al-Turki did not clarify whether there would be a special female department at
the Mohammed bin Naif Consulting and Care Center, which is devoted to
correcting behavioral patterns and ideas that lean toward terrorism.
The center also plays a big role in promoting moderation.
Yemen recently handed over a Saudi woman who had joined Al-Qaeda in Yemen. The
woman was among eight Saudis extradited to the Kingdom on charges of
associating with the terrorist group.
The woman had illegally left the Kingdom for Yemen without the consent of her
family and husband.
Saudi Arabia has released 166 former Al-Qaeda members and former militants
after they underwent a long-term state-sponsored counseling program (Munasaha)
in 2013 aimed at reintegrating them into society, said Al-Turki.
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