Ali AlAhmed

Fahd bin Turki bin AbdulAziz, a nephew of King Salman, was sentenced to death for treason by attempting a coup to remove King Salman and his son Mohamed bin Salman (MBS), who serves as the minister of defense and the country’s de facto…

President Joe Biden won't punish Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. And that's a wise decision—even though it comes as a disappointment to human rights activists. In late February, the…

President Biden’s call for a full review of U.S.-Saudi relations is the single most consequential act by the U.S. Government regarding this core alliance in the past thirty years. The timing is significant, and many Congressional…

“Made in California, USA.” These were the words engraved on the handcuffs around my wrists as I sat in the cement corridor at Mabahith prison. I was 14 years old. My youngest brother Kamil spent a day there and he has been back behind bars…

Another text describes the punishment for gay sex as death and states a difference of opinion about whether it should be carried out by stoning, burning with fire or throwing the person over a cliff.

Reactive sanctions can prove a valuable tool if U.S. leaders apply them strategically. The State Department visa ban is a good start. The Biden administration could even go further, leveraging the Magnitsky Act to freeze U.S. financial…

The Institute for Gulf Affairs is pleased to report that public and private highlighting of glaring bigotry and incitement in official Saudi platforms has recently led to specific improvements. While much more remains to be accomplished for…

By: Ali Al-Ahmed December 10, 2020 On Jan. 20, the Biden administration will inherit a relationship with Saudi Arabia that is as troubled as it has ever been, and it will likely be up to Antony Blinken, the president-elect’s pick for…

Ali Al-Ahmed is suing tech giant @Twitter for conspiring with the Saudi Government and for invasion of privacy

The leaks of the cables didn’t attract much news coverage at the time, but one cable has an eerie new relevance since Khashoggi’s murder. The cable involved U.S.-based Saudi dissident, Ali al-Ahmed, who became a target of the Saudi…