Mona Thakkar, is a Junior Research Fellow at ICSVE exploring the dominant narratives and propaganda setting strategies of jihadist groups of ISIS, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham and others through social media, as well as analyzing the impact of the ISIS resurgence and ideological clashes of militant jihadist groups on the geopolitics of the Idlib theatre, and other security-related developments in Iraq and Syria. Mona holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media with specialization in Journalism. Currently, she is pursuing her Master’s in International Relations from Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India. She has previously worked as a West Asian foreign policy research intern at the Centre for Public Policy Research, India, and as a fixer/translator for German publications like Swiss Radio, Fernsehen and Tages Zeitung. Mona is fluent in English, German, Hindi and Arabic.
Zack Baddorf
Director of Video
Zack Baddorf is Director of Visual Media at ICSVE. He is a journalist and filmmaker with more than 15 years…
Neima Izadi
Administrative and Junior Research Fellow
Neima Izadi is an administrative and junior research fellow at ICSVE. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology, with a concentration…
Othman Mahamud
Junior Research Fellow
Othman Mahamud is a Somali Australian who has a BS in Security and Counter Terrorism from Swinburne University in Melbourne,…