Saeed al-Shehabi
سعيد الشهابي
Born1954
Bahrain
NationalityBahraini
Occupation(s)Political activist, journalist, commentator, and member of the Bahrain Freedom Movement

Saeed al-Shehabi (Arabic:سعيد الشهابي, born 1954) is a London-based Bahraini political activist, journalist, commentator and member of the Bahrain Freedom Movement.[1]

Education

Shehabi earned his BSc and PhD (in Control Engineering) from the City University London.[2]

Career

According to the London-based Centre for the Study of Terrorism, of which he is Trustee, Shahabi edited the London-based Pan-Arabic weekly Al Aalam from 1983 to 1999 and, in addition to being Chairman of the Gulf Cultural Club, serves as a trustee of two Muslim charities located in London, the Dar Al-Hekma Trust and the Abrar Islamic Foundation, and writes "regularly" for Al-Quds and The Muslim News.[2]

The BBC describes Shehabi as "leader of a Bahraini opposition group in London".[3]

Personal life

Al-Shehabi has one daughter, Ala'a Shehabi, who is a democracy rights activist in Bahrain.

References

  1. ↑ Dr. Saeed Shahabi - 32nd Anniversary Islamic Revolution - Islamic Centre of England - English - ShiaTV.net, retrieved 2023-09-10
  2. 1 2 Centre for the Study of Terrorism Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Bahrain's soldiers 'don't want to continue to kill anybody'". 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
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