Ali Ahusan Ihusan

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|name = Ali Ahusan Ihusan

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| caption= Ali Ahusun is being taken to court on December 2011.

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|6|03}}https://www.facebook.com/alahusan/info {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}

|birth_place = Male', Maldives

|occupation = Islamist News Editor (Dhiislam Daily)

|years_active = 2008 - present

|spouse = Aishath Shahula (2007 - present)

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Ali Ahusan Ihusan (born 3 June 1986, Male', Maldives) is a Maldivian Journalist, a self-employed web designer and the owner of Islamic publications; Dhiislam Magazine and Dhiislam Online news. He also was a member of Maldives Media Council from 2018 to 2020.[https://today.mv/354/]

Ali Ahusan Ihusan is considered by many{{who|date=April 2022}} as one of the many elements who facilitated the coup of 7 February 2011 in the Maldives.{{Cite web|url = http://www.dhivehisitee.com/parliament/islamic-extremism-maldives-alive-killing/|title = Islamic extremism in the Maldives: alive and killing - Dhivehi Sitee|date = 2012-10-19|website = Dhivehi Sitee|language = en-US|access-date = 2016-05-05}} He is also known for creating one of the promotional websites supporting the mass protest held on 23 December 2011 in Maldives which was supported by many Islamists of the Maldives. This mass protest played an important role in overthrowing President Mohamed Nasheed's Government on 7 February 2011.{{cite news|work=BBC|date=7 February 2011|title= Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns amid unrest|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16922570}}{{cite news|work=Minivan News|year=2011|title=Protests proceed peacefully as a majority defends Islam]|url=http://minivannews.com/politics/protests-proceed-peacefully-as-a-majority-defends-islam-29826|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128090357/http://minivannews.com/politics/protests-proceed-peacefully-as-a-majority-defends-islam-29826|archive-date=28 January 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|work=Haveeru Daily|last=Ahmed|first=F.|date=14 December 2011|title=Police summon protest website developer|url=http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/39233|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022211026/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/39233|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|work=Haveeru Daily|date= 23 December 2011|title= LIVE: Maldivians gather in Male for 'religious' protests (archived copy)|url=http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/39352 |accessdate=2012-03-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111204729/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/39352 |archivedate=11 January 2012 }} He was arrested for 24 hours by Maldives Police Service after the publication of the website which openly issued death threats to anyone who is against the doctrine of Islam (Islamic Fundamentalism) he followed.{{Cite web|url = http://english.sun.mv/675|title = Criminal Court orders release of Ahsan and custody of Hilath|website = Sun Online|access-date = 2016-05-05}} However, his lawyer, Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed, a Maldivian Islamic scholar facilitated his release. Maldives Police Service later stated that they wanted to clarify as to who instructed him to develop the website and as to who published the information on it.

In 2009 he created an Islamic fundamentalist online blog called Dhiislam and it later became a registered online news website for Islamic news.{{cite news|last=Naseer|first=I.|date=7 April 2011|title=Dhiislam got registered as an online News|url=http://www.haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/news/102142|work=Haveeru Daily|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022211038/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/news/102142|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} In 2011 he started to print a magazine spreading fundamentalist and extremist doctrine of Islam by the name of Dhiislam. Moreover, he is responsible for publishing the weekly Islamist magazine Hidhaayathuge Ali for which he received funding during the term of his lawyer, Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed, as the minister of Islamic Affairs.{{cite news|last=Risan|first=A.|date=29 August 2012|title=The Islam Ministry has handed over the rights of publishing Islamic weekly magazine to Dhiislam|work=Haveery Daily|url=http://www.haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/news/126389|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022211030/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/news/126389|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}