Saudis Fearing Syrian Blowback Expand Rehab for Jihadis
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After a month in Saudi Arabia’s rehabilitation center for would-be jihadis, Bader al-Anazi says he’s still angry at the killing of Sunni Muslims in Syria. He just doesn’t feel driven to join the war himself.
“I had a very radical ideology, I saw what was happening to Muslims,” said the 28-year-old, who also served five months in prison for involvement in websites that Saudi authorities say promote terrorism. Now he runs his own building and consumer-finance companies, set up with government help.