Investigations have revealed that Haila Al-Qassir, accused of affiliation with Al-Qaeda, used to recruit Saudi and expatriate women for the deviant organization by making a best use of her persuasive skills. Besides this, she exploited her gender to incite people against the state. Haila is the first Saudi woman arrested for being involved in Al-Qaeda's terrorist activities in the Kingdom and her trial is scheduled to begin later this month. Informed sources told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that after the botched assassination attempt on Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs, two years ago by Abdullah Asiri, Haila hosted a women's party to celebrate the occasion. Asiri was killed in the suicide operation. A source told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that Haila used her skills as an eloquent speaker to lure women using different methods, especially women who frequented her home to convince them to give cash and in-kind donations claiming that she would send the donations to the needy, the poor, widows and orphans in Afghanistan and Yemen. Investigations also revealed that Haila was closely linked to and in contact with a number of Al-Qaeda elements in Afghanistan and Yemen to deliver the donations so as to prop them up. This became clear after she traveled from Al-Qassim region to the southern region – a distance of 1,000 km – to meet a suspect, who is on the Interior Minitsry's wanted list. She also delivered some wireless devices and dates to them when they were preparing to cross into Yemen clandestinely. The source added that the authorities found many files in Haila's PC, which she used to communicate with a number of Al-Qaeda elements. These files contained Takfeeri articles, information, ideas serving the organization's activities. There were links to blogs and websites used by Al-Qaeda for communicating and disseminating its terrorist thoughts and concepts. Haila, a university graduate, was quite eloquent and as a woman she could mingle with families and incite them against the state. She exploited the emotions of the relatives and kin of detained or killed terrorists for the benefit of Al-Qaeda. She collected large amounts and jewelry as donations. She was arrested on May 17, 2010. __
