International Case Studies of Terrorist Rehabilitation

Rohan Gunaratna is Professor of Security Studies and Head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.Sabariah Hussin is a Research Analyst at the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

• AcknowledgementForeword by Brian Michael JenkinsContributors Bio1. Introduction (Rohan Gunaratna and Sabariah Hussin)2. Countering Violent extremism: What Pakistan can learn from Singapore’s Experience? (Abdul Basit)3. Denmark’s De-radicalisation programme (Ahmad Saiful Rijal bin Hassan)4. De-radicalisation initiatives in Saudi Arabia (Marcin Styzynski)5. Militant Revisionism in Egypt: The Case of Al-Gamaaa Al-Islamiyya and Al-Jihad Al-Islami (Mohamed b Ali)6. Iraq: A Challenging Terrorist Rehabilitation (Sabariah Hussin)7. Managing Recidivism: A Vision for Terrorist Rehabilitation in Bangladesh (Iftekharul Bashar)8. Model of De-radicalisation in Malaysia (Mohd Mizan Aslam)9. Nigeria’s Past and Present Efforts at Rehabilitation and Reintegration (Chidinma Jennifer Ogbogu)10. Rehabilitation of Terrorist & Extremist: An Overview of Uzbekistan’s Experience (Nodirbek Soliev)11. Sri Lanka Rehabilitation Program and Beyond (Malkanthi Hettiarachchi)12. The Process of Change in the Rehabilitation of Violent Extremists- The Singapore Experience (Hu Weiying)13. German Approaches to Counter Violent Islamist Extremism (Inga K. Trauthig)14. Winning the Hearts of the People: Terrorist Rehabilitation in China (Zhou Zunyou)Index

‘Rehabilitation efforts have proved to be equally complex, involving more than a sermon from an appropriate imam pointing out the error of the subject’s ways. Rehabilitation requires intense interaction at the individual level and includes religious guidance, psychological counseling, financial assistance, improving education, family and community engagement, even marriage, all aimed at achieving a permanent transformation of behavior. The chapters compiled by Rohan Gunaratna and Sabariah M. Hussin suggest common principles but illustrate diverse approaches. What is appropriate and works in one society might not be suitable in another…As should be apparent from the reflections in this foreword, readers will have much to think about as they read this important volume.’ - Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior Adviser to the President of the RAND Corporation, US'These two edited volumes (Deradicalisation and terrorist rehabilitation, and International case studies of terrorist rehabilitation) are therefore helpful, in that they provide those charged with implementing our counterterrorism programmes with a guide—a selection of lessons learned, both positive and negative, drawn from an impressively broad range of contexts.' - David H. Ucko, Assoc. Proffessor, National Defense University, USA