Saeed al-Shehabi explained

Saeed al-Shehabi
سعيد الشهابي
Birth Date:1954
Birth Place:Bahrain
Occupation: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.

Education

Shehabi earned his BSc and PhD (in Control Engineering) from the City University London.[1]

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.[1]

The BBC describes Shehabi as "leader of a Bahraini opposition group in London".[2]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cfsot.com/index.php?thm=staff&sthm=36 Centre for the Study of Terrorism
  2. News: 2011-03-17 . Bahrain's soldiers 'don't want to continue to kill anybody' . en-GB . 2023-09-10.