Art therapy and Terrorism/Extremist Rehabilitation
Can art therapy cure terrorism? In recent times, perhaps the most fascinating use of art therapy is underway in Saudi Arabia where extremism is getting a new look with a softer approach, reports Nancy Durham (CBC News, Canada). Sounds very unlikely, but the government has been trying to rehabilitate terrorists (ex-jihadis) for the past few years through psychological and religious counseling and art therapy.
The participants are engaged in art therapy to get their anger out on paper rather than acting it out as, for example, suicide bombers. The Saudi government is tackling the problem very seriously in the hopes that the experiment will yield favorable results.
http://www.chillibreeze.com/articles_various/the-therapeutic-value.asp
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