Daud Abdullah

Daud Abdullah
Daud Abdullah
Born 1955
St. George's, Grenada
Residence London, United Kingdom
Occupation unknown
Known for Deputy Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain
Religion Islam

Daud A. Abdullah is the current Deputy Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain.

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Life and career

Daud Abdullah was born in St. David's Grenada where he received his early education. He obtained his first degree from the University of Guyana in 1981 and was awarded a scholarship to study Arabic language at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia.[citation needed] In 1984 he joined the University of Khartoum, Sudan to pursue postgraduate studies and was awarded his doctorate in 1989.[citation needed] His last posting in Saudi Arabia was as editor and translator at the Abul Qasim Publishing House in Jeddah.[citation needed]

He then lectured in history at the University of Maiduguri in Nigeria. Since moving to the United Kingdom with his family in the mid 1990s Abdullah has been senior researcher at the Palestinian Return Centre, London. He has been a regular contributor to Impact International and the Palestine Times. He is editor of The Israeli Law of Return & its Impact on the Struggle in Palestine.[citation needed]

Abdullah comments on Palestinian affairs in the British and Arab media.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Dr. Abdullah was Assistant Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2003-2006. He chaired the European and international Affairs Committee during the period 2004-06 and represented the MCB in several delegations abroad. He has been a spokesperson for the MCB both in the British and international media. He is currently both their Deputy Secretary General and their Chair of Europe & International Affairs Committee.[1] Abdullah formerly lectured in 'Introduction to Islam' module of the Islamic Studies CertHE at Birkbeck Stratford.[2][3]

He is chairman and khateeb of Masjid Annoor in Acton, west London and has been a guest lecturer on Islamic and Palestinian affairs at many universities in the UK including Queen’s University in Belfast.[citation needed]

Abdullah is a trustee of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism.[4]

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Books

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

The Israeli Law of Return & its Impact on the Struggle in Palestine, Palestinian Return Centre, London, 2004.

Allegations of Libel Against Hazel Blears

In March 2009, the Observer newspaper reported [5] that individuals including Daud Abdullah, had signed what has become known as the Istanbul Declaration (not to be confused with the 2004 Istanbul summit) in January of that year. This was in relation to opposition to Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli military action in Gaza of December 2008 and January 2009.

In an open letter from the then Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Hazel Blears wrote to the MCB saying Abdullah should be asked to "resign his post" for signing the statement which supported Hamas and celebrated its "victory" against "this malicious Jewish Zionist war over Gaza".[6]

In her letter, dated 13 March, Blears wrote: "In light of the MCB's unequivocal stance on violence, it would seem that Dr Abdullah's position as the deputy secretary general would be incompatible with his recent actions." The deadline set by Blears for Abdullah's dismissal passed, with MCB leaders deciding to stand by him.

In a response, also published in the Guardian newspaper, Dr. Abdullah called her remarks a "misguided and ill-advised attempt to exercise control" [7] stated his intention to remain in position. Subsequently, he announced his intention to sue Hazel Blears, in respect of her office, should she not retract her letter and issue an apology by 15 April 2009.[8][9]

A letter from the Treasury Solicitors, acting on behalf of Hazel Blears and HM Government, to Dr. Abdullah's solicitors revealed their willingness to continue with such a course of action .[10] It closed with the statement, "It follows, of course, that your offer of settlement is rejected". No further reports of attempts to pursue a libel case by Adbullah or the MCB have been heard.

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