At luxurious rehab center, a Saudi cure for extremism
(The Christian Science Monitor) At the Mohammad bin Naif Counseling and Care Center, some 250 patients have daily access to art therapy, water aerobics classes, ping-pong, Jacuzzis, and gourmet chefs.
In several palm-shaded, private chalets, complete with air-conditioned sitting rooms and private pools, Saudi psychologists, imams, and sociologists help prepare the patients for their reintroduction to the outside world.
For some critics of this rehabilitation program, the level of treatment borders on excessive, given who the patients are: former fighters for jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda and the self-described Islamic State.
