Sharif Abdullah
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Shariff Abdullah (born Sherwood James Sanders; March 24, 1951) is an attorney, academic, and writer. (Please note slight name change in 2015, from one to two "F's" in his first name.)
He works in the field of social, cultural and spiritual transformation. He is a proponent of an inclusive global human society. Shariff Abdullah teaches groups and individuals how to understand and practice inclusivity – the connection with all beings.
Shariff Abdullah’s writings include The Power of One: Authentic Leadership in Turbulent Times[1] and the award-winning Creating a World That Works for All.[2] He is the founder and president of Commonway Institute,[3] the originator of the Commons Café[4] and the Common Society Movement.[5]
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Early years
Shariff Abdullah was born Sherwood James Sanders on March 24, 1951 in Philadelphia, PA, and reared in Camden, NJ.[2][6]
Shariff Abdullah received a BA in Psychology from Clark University and earned a juris doctor degree from Boston University School of Law.[2][6]
Sharif Abdullah passed the bar exam in North Carolina in 1977[7] and began practicing law with Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont (based in Charlotte, NC).[6]
Work with Sarvodaya in Sri Lanka
Since 1996, Shariff Abdullah has worked with Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Sarvodaya). He currently volunteers as a Senior Advisor to Sarvodaya.[8]
Academic positions
- Adjunct faculty member at Marylhurst University.[citation needed][2]
- Lecturer at the UC Berkeley.[citation needed][2]
- Adjunct professor at Portland State University in the Philosophy/Conflict Resolution department.[9]
Bibliography
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- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Winner of the 1999 “Book of the Year” award from the Independent Book Publishers Association (Current Affairs).
- Abdullah, Sharif. “The Soul of a Terrorist: Reflections on Our War with “The Other”, Chapter Seven in The Psychology of Terrorism (Volume I of four volumes). Greenwood Press, 2002 ISBN 0-275-97771-4 WorldCat
- Abdullah, Sharif and Beegle, Donna. “The Class Continuum” Communication Across Barriers,[10] 2006.
References
- ↑ Abdullah 1995
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Abdullah 1999
- ↑ Commonway Institute
- ↑ Commons Café
- ↑ Common Society Movement
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