Saeed al-Shehabi
| Saeed al-Shehabi سعيد الشهابي |
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|---|---|
| Born | 1954 Bahrain |
| Residence |  London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Bahraini |
| 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 [1][1][2][3]
Shehabi earned his BSc and PhD (in Control Engineering) from the City University London.[4]
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 1983-1999 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.[4]
The BBC describes Shehabi as "leader of a Bahraini opposition group in London."[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mahdi Amirisefat [1] 'Bahraini rulers importing extremism', Feb. 15, 2009, Press TV.
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ [3] "'Human tragedy unfolding in Bahrain", April 5, 2011, Press TV.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Centre for the Study of Terrorism
- ↑ [4] "Bahrain's soldiers 'don't want to continue to kill anybody'", March 17, 2011, BBC.
