In the first episode, Al Aan broadcast an exclusive interview with Ruqiya, the daughter of AL Qaeda's senior bomb-maker, Abu Khabbab al Masri, who was killed in Pakistan in 28^th of July 2008. Al Aan news director, Mrs. Nisreen Sadek, tracked the family in Egypt and held exclusive meetings with Ruqiya as well as her daughters Ayat and Maryam. In the program, Ruqiya revealed how much she is struggling in her life pointing out to the mistreatment she is getting from her family and the society.

 

The documentary series will continue with further revelations of how Ruqiya was abandoned by her father's comrades as soon as she lost her father and her husband. Her painful journey from Waziristan back to Egypt will also be revealed in the coming episodes of the new documentary show called Al Qaeda Al Mahjoura or the abandoned Qaeda, viewers will learn why Ruqiya's two daughters can't go to school and why they are practically considered as not existing. 

 

Al Aan's News Director Nisreen Sadek says "Violent extremism that is committed in the name of religion is a big issue globally. The political and security aspects are covered, discussed and debated endlessly. Yet we have not seen much attention on what happens to the families of extremists. This series will reveal that the neglected families of these extremists who are fighting for their ideology are continuing to suffer massively with no media attention.

 

Al Qaeda Al Mahjoura comes every Sunday at 10:15 KSA on Al Aan TV.