Countering Takfiri ideology

JESSICA STERN of the Harvard Law School recommends that Governments' arsenal against jihadist terror include arguments based on Islamic theology and ethics that refuted terrorism and strengthened the resilience of vulnerable populations. In an article in Foreign Affairs, "Mind Over Martyr - How to Redicalize Islamic Extremists", she claims that Saudi Arabia had rehabilitated and reintegrated over 4000 militants into the mainstream of society and this program contained lessons for Western and other governments to emulate and minimize the threat of Islamic fundamentalism.