Khalq (MEK) is largely unknown. For those in their teens and twenties, social media is a primary source of information, where influencers, celebrities, and brands often dominate the landscape, and an aging group of terrorists – many now well into their 60s and 70s – hold little appeal.

The Hoover Institution acquired the Conflict Records Research Center (CRRC), which contains critical digitized documents from Saddam Hussein’s regime, the Ba'th party, and al-Qaeda, providing valuable resources for academic research.