Dr Mohamed Bin Ali is Assistant Professor at Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies (SRP) Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His areas of research include Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamist ideology, religious extremism, inter-religious relations and rehabilitation of Muslim extremists. Dr Mohamed obtained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Islamic Jurisprudence from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, Masters of Science (MSc) in International Relations at RSIS, NTU and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Arab and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. He also graduated with a Specialist Diploma in Counseling Psychology from Academy of Certified Counselors, Singapore. Since 2003, Dr Mohamed has been involved in the rehabilitation programme for Muslim extremists in Singapore. He is the Vice-Chairman and counsellor of the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG), a group of voluntary Muslim clerics that provide religious counseling to Muslim extremists. Dr Mohamed is also member of the Syariah Appeal Board of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) and member of Khadijah Mosque Management Board.
