– France’s only jihadi “deradicalization” center is closing — it was voluntary, and it was empty:
“The centre had capacity for up to 25 people, who were accepted on a voluntary basis and were able to undergo education and internship programmes of up to ten months. However, it had been sitting empty since February and only welcomed nine people in total – none of whom completed the full programme.”
It was voluntary, and it was empty.
Deradicalization programs, upon which the West has placed so much hope, have long been an obvious failure. Such programs are based on the premise that the true teachings of Islam are peaceful, and so all that needs to be done is show the jihadis how they’re misunderstanding the Qur’an and overlooking its teachings of peace, and all will be well. But since the Qur’an and Sunnah are full of commands to make war against and subjugate unbelievers, the idea that jihadis can be “deradicalized” by reference to them is just a myth told to Infidel authorities to lull them into complacency.
Well, let’s see. De-radicalization programs have been implemented elsewhere, notably in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. Let’s look at how they fared. From the Jihad Watch archives:
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
Nor have they worked elsewhere, as we see from this story.
“France’s only deradicalization centre is closing,” The Local, July 28, 2017:
France’s first centre for deradicalization is set to close after less than a year, the government announced on Friday.
The Pontourney centre in central France was inaugurated in September 2016 with the aim of working with young people to convince them to turn their backs on extremism. Officially labelled a centre for ‘Reintegration and Citizenship’, it was targeted at 18-30-year-olds who had been exposed to radical ideologies.
But the Interior Ministry said on Friday that “the experiment has not been conclusive” and that the centre would be permanently closed.
The centre had capacity for up to 25 people, who were accepted on a voluntary basis and were able to undergo education and internship programmes of up to ten months.
However, it had been sitting empty since February and only welcomed nine people in total – none of whom completed the full programme.
Since its inception, the centre in Beaumont-en-Véron in the Indre et Loire department had been criticized by local residents and politicians. In particular, those living nearby were unhappy about the fact those staying at the centre were able to come and go freely in the town, due to the programme’s voluntary nature.
A Senate report in July had criticized France’s deradicalization strategy and called for the centre to be closed.
In Friday’s announcement, the government stressed that the closure did not mean an abandonment of the policy entirely….
H/t reader kevin a.
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