The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) plans to launch a campaign against extremism.

Abdulrahman Al-Sanad, chairman of Haia, said that details of the campaign would be posted on the organization’s website soon, according to a report in a local publication.

The idea is to counter the “advocates of evil” trying to misguide the country’s young people, he said at a ceremony in Tabuk, which was held under the aegis of Tabuk Gov. Prince Fahd bin Sultan on the issue of solidarity. Speaking at the ceremony, Prince Fahd said the government would do everything possible to prevent extremists from convincing Saudi men and women to fight in “dangerous places.”

Al-Sanad said Saudis were united against enemies of the state and supported the country’s “fair and just” leaders who were governing on the principles of the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

He said that these campaigns are vital for the security of the country because they protect young people from getting involved in activities that have “wreaked havoc in Muslim countries.” Al-Sanad also said the Haia does not hire freelancers, and those working for the organization are employed full-time.