Dr. Daud A. Abdullah was born in St. Georges, Grenada, in 1955. Since July 1996 Dr. Abdullah has been senior researcher at the London-based Palestinian Return Centre and editor of the Return Review, which has recently been replaced with the Journal of Palestinian Refugees Studies.
Dr. Abdullah completed a PhD in History at the University of Khartoum, Sudan, in 1989. He has also studied, taught and worked in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His last posting in Saudi Arabia was as editor and translator at the Abul Qasim Publishing House in Jeddah.
Dr. Abdullah has published extensively on the issue of Palestinian refugees; his most recent works include: ‘How the Zionist Colonization of Palestine Radicalized British Muslims’ in T. Abbas (ed.) Islamic Political Radicalization – A European Perspective, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2007; A History of Palestinian Resistance, Al Aqsa Publishers, Leicester: 2005; and The Israeli Law of Return & its Impact on the Struggle in Palestine, Palestinian Return Centre, London, 2004.
Dr. Abdullah was Assistant Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2003-2006. He is currently the Deputy Secretary General of the MCB. |
