Religious Rehabilitation Group (Singapore)
The Religious Rehabilitation Group (Abbreviation: RRG; Malay: Kumpulan Pemulihan Keagamaan; Jawi: كومڤولن ڤموليهن كاڬامأن; Chinese: 宗教改造小组; Tamil: மத மறுவாழ்வு குழு) is an organization of voluntary Islamic scholars and teachers in Singapore who assist in the religious rehabilitation and counselling of radicalised and self-radicalised individuals. Formed in 2003, RRG's initial mission was to rehabilitate detained members of the regional terrorist group, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). Soon, RRG's focus was expanded to provide counselling and financial support for families of the detainees to prevent further radicalisation. Over the years, RRG has extended its outreach to the wider community in efforts to dispel misinterpretations of Islamic concepts and prevent them from falling under the influence of extremist terrorist ideology. The work of RRG has received domestic and international praise. Among the aspects of RRG's work that were lauded include the counselling and care of families of detainees, and its implementation of rehabilitation in an academic environment where it is willing to study and adapt. History The RRG was co-founded by Ustaz Ali Haji Mohamed and Ustaz Hasbi Hassan in April 2003 following the arrest and detention of Jemaah Islamiyah members in December 2001 and August 2002. In RRG's early beginnings, several Islamic teachers viewed