According to Michelle Shephard, reporting for the Toronto Star in September 2009, Yemen had been an innovator in jihadist rehabilitation, with an effort led by the judge Hamoud al-Hitar, called the "Committee for Religious Dialogue".
In the Republic of Macedonia, it is thought that Hitar Petar (Itar Pejo) is a native of the region of Mariovo, an opinion not popular elsewhere, and a monument to the character was built in Prilep.