Ahmad Saiful Rijal Bin Hassan is an Associate Research Fellow with the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). His research interests are political Islam, religious rehabilitation and community engagement. He completed his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Islamic Jurisprudence from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt and obtained his Master of Science in International Relations from RSIS. He also obtained a Career Certificate in Legal Translation in both Arabic and English at the American University in Cairo. He also serves as a religious counsellor of the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG), a voluntary group which works towards rehabilitating Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) detainees and self-radicalised individuals in Singapore.

• Terrorist Rehabilitation
• Community Engagement
• Moderation
• Political Islam

Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses

• Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA) - Volume 14 Issue 01

  03 January, 2022

• Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA) - Volume 12 Issue 05

  02 September, 2020

• Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA) - Volume 11 Issue 03

  21 March, 2019

• Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA) - Volume 8, Issue 05

  24 May, 2016

• Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA) - Volume 7, Issue 03

  27 April, 2015

RSIS Commentaries

• Deterring Online Radicalisation: Strengthening the Family Institution

  14 February, 2023

• Pro-IS Home-Based Schooling in Indonesia

  28 August, 2020

• Temporary Closure of Mosques: Sharia Flexibility in Singapore

  13 April, 2020

• Assessment of IS Ideological Threat

  01 March, 2019

• Deradicalising Returning Foreign Fighters: Lessons from Denmark

  23 October, 2018

• Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA) - Volume 9, Issue 11

  06 November, 2017

• CO16238 | From Legitimacy to Social Change: Understanding the Appeal of Salafism

  28 September, 2016

• CO16237 | Driving Out ISIS From Libya: What Lies Ahead?

  27 September, 2016

Op-Eds

• “Perlu wujud kesungguhan politik untuk berdamai (There is a need for political will for peace)”, Berita Harian, 30 October 2023
• “Ideologi Ganas di Rangkaian Sosial dan Roblox: Tanda Awal Radikalisasi dan Cara Menanganinya. (Violent Ideologies on Social Networks and Roblox: Early Signs of Radicalisation and How to Deal With it.)”, Malay Language Council, Singapore, 1 October 2023
• “Keluarga main peranan penting kekang radikalisasi dalam talian (Family plays a role in preventing online radicalisation)” (with Mohamed Bin Ali), Berita Harian, 10 March 2023
• “The Enduring Ideological Threat Of Al-Qaeda After Ayman Al-Zawahiri” (with Mohamed Bin Ali), Eurasia Review, 20 September 2022
• “Pengalaman Muslim Singapura Hidup Dalam Negara Sekular (The Experience of Singaporean Muslims Living in a Secular State)” (with Mohamed Bin Ali), Komentar Berita Mediacorp, 14 April 2022
• “Pengalaman Muslim Singapura Hidup Dalam Negara Sekular” (with Mohamed Bin Ali), Berita Mediacorp, 14 April 2022
• “Penilaian ke atas ancaman ideologi IS” (with Muhammad Saiful Alam Shah Bin Sudiman, and Mahfuh Bin Haji Halimi), Berita Harian, 18 February 2019