Weddady is the son of a Mauritanian diplomat who served as Mauritania's ambassador to Ethiopia, Nigeria, Libya, Benin, and Syria.
[3] In 2009, he aided prosecutors in the Tarek Mehanna case who were seeking to understand the sources of radicalization in the Islamic community.
In 2011, during the events of the Arab spring Weddady used Twitter, Facebook and blogs to train activists in the Middle East and draw media attention to critical issues and developments.
[8] Weddady has been published in the New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and Baltimore Sun and has appeared on numerous media outlets.
[9] Nasser Weddady has stated in his bio that he is involved with law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI, and advised on "radicalization" activities.