Nancy and Maya Yamout, also known as the "Mulan Sisters" or the "Kamikaze Sisters," are social workers active in Beirut, Lebanon and internationally as the president and vice president of Rescue Me - Crime Prevention.
Rescue Me
Rescue Me is a rehabilitation program for accused Islamist terrorists in Roumieh Prison. The program is based on research the sisters performed during their master's degree studies. After submitting their thesis titled "The Role of Forensic Social Work in Terrorism and Knowing its Reasons and Effects on Society," the sisters created a system whereby they visit prisons holding accused terrorists to psychologically survey and rehabilitate them.
External links
- Knutsen, Elise (November 24, 2014). "Kamikaze sisters profile Lebanon's jihadis". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "Lebanese sisters try new approach: Listening to militants in Roumieh prison".
- Salloum, Raniah (1 December 2014). "Interviewreihe mit Dschihadisten: Besuch im Terroristenknast". Der Spiegel – via Spiegel Online.
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- "Nancy & Maya Yamout". www.mubs.edu.lb.
- "These two sisters are trying to understand why people join groups like ISIS — by meeting militants in prison".
- JALKH, Jeanine (26 April 2016). "À la rencontre des jihadistes de Roumieh : Nancy et Maya Yamout reconstituent le puzzle de la violence - Jeanine JALKH".
- "Preventing terrorism in Lebanon: Dialogue behind bars - Qantara.de".
- Owens, John. "Lebanese Social Worker Sisters Tackle Radicalization".
- "#HACKINGEXTREMISM: How Did Community Groups Counter Violent Extremism?". 2 September 2016.
- "Imprisoned IS members open up to Lebanese social workers". 10 March 2015.