Amarasingam says Ali attended Ryerson in 2008 for about a year but was expelled for having low grades.
It was after his expulsion that Ali started trying to find himself and practise his faith.
Ali gave The Ryersonian cryptic responses to questions about when he attended Ryerson and whether he graduated, such as “Don’t worry.”
He also said that he isn’t actively fighting for ISIS and doesn’t miss his old life.
Other ask.fm users questioned Ali about his life in the Islamic State, as well as his opinions on certain topics.
In his answers, he talked about marriage in the Islamic State and that he doesn’t consider Shiite Muslims to be real Muslims.
Ali also replied to one person saying they can “buy” a Yazidi (Kurdish) slave and that he thinks 15 or 16-year-old Muslims are old enough to join ISIS.
His ask.fm account was suspended just a day after Ali created it.
To The Ryersonian’s knowledge, this is the second of Ali’s accounts to be removed by the website.
Ask.fm owner Valerie Combs said in an email that any “hate based or extremist organizations with a record and clearly stated intention to commit terrorist or violent criminal activity are prohibited from maintaining a presence on ask.fm.”
Combs says that when ask.fm is made aware of any account promoting terrorist activity, celebrating violent acts or recruiting young people, it is immediately suspended and its contents are made inaccessible to the public. She says ask.fm makes the content available to police to help monitor extremist behaviour.
It’s not yet known what Ali does for ISIS, though he did say on his ask.fm page that he is “not actively fighting.” His Twitter account has also been suspended at least three times, but he’s been quick to return to the social media platform each time.
In its terms of service and rules, Twitter says, “You may not use our service for any unlawful purposes or in furtherance of illegal activities. International users agree to comply with all local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content.”