During his time as head of public affairs for the Islamic Council of Victoria, and a member of its executive committee, Aly was regularly interviewed on current affairs and news programs. His social and political commentary has appeared in newspapers including "The Guardian", "The Australian", "The Australian Financial Review", "The Sydney Morning Herald" and "The Age". Currently he is a fortnightly columnist for Fairfax Media. In searching for reasons behind the suicide attacks in central London on 7 July 2005, Aly reminded readers of the Quranic passage, "Do not let the injustice of others lead you into injustice."