Mohammad Taha Ali

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Whereas Islamic State fighters in 2017 scribbled their logos on walls in Aleppo, Syria, in 2025 they utilize AI and cryptocurrency.
Middle East Forum Observer
Inside the Islamic State’s ‘AI Caliphate’
A Fusion of Gaming Culture and Jihadist Mythology Represents an Entirely New Front in Extremist Mobilization
November 17, 2025
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Mohammad Taha Ali
In Hajjah, Yemen, a collective iftar for residents and displaced people.
Middle East Forum Observer
How Islamists Use Religious Rituals and Rhetoric to Influence Post-Conflict Areas
Terror Groups Reshape Public Behavior Through Observances by Promoting Unity, Instilling Obedience, and Fostering Militancy
November 1, 2025
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Mohammad Taha Ali
A Muslim militant with a rifle.
Middle East Forum Observer
Can Deradicalization Efforts Really Change Islamist Minds?
Islamist Militancy Attracts Followers from Marginalized Groups or Communities Without Opportunities to Address Grievances
October 13, 2025
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Mohammad Taha Ali
Pakistan is one of nine states that possess nuclear weapons.
Middle East Forum Observer
Religious Imagery in Pakistan’s Nuclear Discourse
Pakistani Leaders and Clerics Present the Country’s Nuclear Program as an Issue of National and Islamic Pride
October 8, 2025
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Mohammad Taha Ali
A view of Idlib, Syria.
Middle East Forum Observer
How Islamist Courts in Idlib Are Deciding Property Disputes and Shaping Post-War Ownership
Property Relationships Are Organized Along Sectarian and Factional Lines and the Government Has Difficulty Moving Beyond Salafi Jihadism’s Legacy
September 21, 2025
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Mohammad Taha Ali
The majority of Saudi Arabia's Muslim citizens identify as Sunni Muslims.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Sahwa Islamist Strategy to Survive Gulf Repression
Sahwa Activists Have Decentralized and Are Strewn Across Universities, Charities and Cyberspace, Making the Movement Difficult to Uproot
September 11, 2025
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Mohammad Taha Ali
Muslim Pilgrims at The Kaaba in The Haram Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during Hajj.
Middle East Forum Observer
Should the Saudis Continue to Manage the Hajj?
If an Islamic Council Governed the Pilgrimage, Shi’i, Ibadi, and Other Muslim Communities Could Contribute to Ritual, Logistics, and Interpretation
July 22, 2025
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Mohammad Taha Ali