Deradicalization programs are an abysmal failure everywhere they have been implemented. From the Jihad Watch archives:
UK: Libyan migrant who went on stabbing spree in Reading was in government deradicalization program
Gitmo prisoner reveals: Saudi “deradicalization program” is really a jihad training program
11 ex-Gitmo prisoners flee the Saudi “rehabilitation program” and join up with terrorist groups
Jaw-dropper: 25 former Gitmo detainees “return to militancy” despite Saudi rehab program!
Flight 253 jihadist wasn’t cured by Saudi anti-jihad art therapy
Former Guantanamo detainee now top al-Qaeda ideologue — “He was transferred to Saudi Arabia in 2006 where he was placed in a national rehabilitation project.”
Indonesian government admits that its jihadist rehab program is a failure
Malaysia: Muslim cleric active in deradicalization program promotes hatred of non-Muslims
France’s only jihadi “deradicalization” center is closing — it was voluntary, and it was empty
The whole premise of “deradicalization” is that Islam is a religion of peace that jihadis misunderstand, twist, and hijack. Since that is a false premise, and warfare against unbelievers is actually taught in the Qur’an and Sunnah, “deradicalization” focuses on other issues, such as “anger issues” that the jihadi may have, his feelings of “alienation,” and the like.
But since none of that changes what the Qur’an and Sunnah say about warfare against unbelievers, it doesn’t “deradicalize” the jihadi at all. A British psychologist behind a “deradicalization” scheme has also admitted that there’s no guarantee that jihadis can ever be “cured.” And Jonathan Hall QC, the UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said there was “no magic bullet or special pill” that could help to change convicted extremists.
“After 5-hour Meeting, Borno Leaders Agree To Forgive, Accept 3,000 ‘Repentant’ Terrorists Into Society,” Sahara Reporters, August 30, 2021 (thanks to Henry):
Community leaders in Borno State, on Sunday, agreed to the return of ‘repentant’ Boko Haram terrorists into their communities.
According to PREMIUM TIMES, the decision was taken at a stakeholders’ meeting to discuss the prevailing security situation in the state. The meeting was organised by the government of Borno State.
The Borno government confirmed that at least 3,000 persons who were members of the armed opposition group have laid down their arms and surrendered to the Nigerian military.
Governor Babagana Zulum, who presided over the meeting, disclosed that apart from the 3,000 ‘ex-terrorists’ currently in the custody of the government, another 900 confirmed members of Boko Haram have surrendered to the Cameroonian forces.
Zulum said the stakeholders’ meeting became necessary following the mixed reactions that recently trailed the mass surrender of former Boko Haram fighters.
The governor said the government needed to involve all stakeholders in Borno in the decision-making process on how to deal with the repentant insurgents.
Various stakeholders at the meeting which lasted five hours presented their views on how the ‘former terrorists’ should be accepted and treated in society.
At the end of the meeting, which was attended by many government functionaries, religious and traditional rulers, security operatives and members of the civil society, the gathering issued a communique detailing their resolve to accept the ‘repentant’ insurgents. They, however, gave conditions that must be met before the ‘remorseful’ terrorists are accepted into various communities.
Key speakers at the meeting were members of the National Assembly, state lawmakers, soldiers and other representatives of security agencies, victims of the insurgency, religious leaders, elderly residents, representatives of civic groups, as well as representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Nigeria Union of Journalists.
The 16-point communique was signed by the Borno State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kaka-Shehu Lawan.
According to the communique, the stakeholders called on Nigeria and the state government to “handle the issue of ‘repentant’ Boko Haram insurgents with utmost care and within the instrumentality of the law.
The meeting emphasised the need for “proper profiling of the ‘repentant’ Boko Haram insurgents to avoid hasty release of hardening elements to the larger society.”
They called on Borno citizens to “key into the educational opportunities created by the state government especially by enrolling their children and wards to schools as a countermeasure for indoctrination.”
The meeting also agreed on the need for the establishment of a world-class deradicalisation/rehabilitation centre in Borno State being the epicentre of the insurgency.
The stakeholders, however, called on the Nigerian military “to sustain the ongoing offensive on the activities of ISWAP”….
Fitna says
The only real ‘deradicalization’ program that works on jihadists is a bullet to the brain. While people say nobody cares about Africa, we really should, because if Muslims succeed you have the potential of billions of jihadis ready to wage war on the rest of us.
I know the West is ignoring this problem, but like we ignored the middle east, eventually it’ll come back to bite us in the backside like it did on 9/11. Maybe you can use an isolationist strategy but there are many ways for these populations to invade, just as the Muslims are doing now in Europe. So the threat must be confronted directly and decisively. Islam must be stamped out in Africa and the rest of the world.
gravenimage says
Fitna, the problem in Europe is that most leaders there are *enabling* the Muslim invasion.
gravenimage says
Nigeria: Borno State leaders agree to forgive and accept 5,000 ‘repentant’ jihad terrorists into society
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Ah…right. This should work… sarc/off