Sharif Abdullah
{{Short description|American lawyer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{multiple issues|
{{BLP primary sources|date=January 2015}}
{{notability|academics|date=January 2015}}
}}
{{infobox person
|name=Sharif Abdullah
|birth_name=Sherwood James Sanders
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1951|3|24}}
|birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|nationality=American
|education=Clark University (BA)
Boston University School of Law (JD)
|occupation={{flatlist|
- Attorney
- academic
- writer
}}
}}
Shariff Abdullah (born Sherwood James Sanders; March 24, 1951) is an American attorney, academic, and writer.
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.
Abdullah's writings include The Power of One: Authentic Leadership in Turbulent Times{{harvnb|Abdullah|1995}} and Creating a World That Works for All.{{harvnb|Abdullah|1999}} He is the founder and president of Commonway Institute,[http://www.commonway.org/ Commonway Institute] the originator of the Commons Café[http://www.commonway.org/node/62 Commons Café] and the Common Society Movement.[http://www.common-society.org/ Common Society Movement] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512220408/http://www.common-society.org/ |date=May 12, 2010 }}
Early years
Abdullah was born Sherwood James Sanders on March 24, 1951, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and reared in Camden, New Jersey.{{Cite web |url=http://commonway.org/node/90 | title=Curriculum Vitae for Dr. Shariff Abdullah |website=Commonway Institute |access-date=2015-01-20}}
Abdullah received a BA in psychology from Clark University and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University School of Law.
Abdullah passed the bar exam in North Carolina in 1977{{Cite web| url=http://www.ncbar.gov/gxweb/wpviewmember.aspx?7575 |title=View Member – Shariff M. Abdullah | website=North Carolina State Bar |access-date=2015-01-22}} and began practicing law with Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont (based in Charlotte, North Carolina).
Work with Sarvodaya in Sri Lanka
Since 1996, Abdullah has worked with Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Sarvodaya). He currently volunteers as a senior advisor to Sarvodaya.{{Cite web |url=http://commonway.org/sharif_extended_bio | title=Sharif Abdullah -- Extended Biography |website=Commonway Institute |access-date=2015-01-20}}
Academic positions
- {{citation needed span|Adjunct faculty member at Marylhurst University.|date=January 2015}}
- {{citation needed span|Lecturer at the UC Berkeley.|date=January 2015}}
- Adjunct professor at Portland State University in the Philosophy/Conflict Resolution department.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pdx.edu/events/free-film-and-discussion-catalyzing-common-society |title=Free Film and Discussion: Catalyzing a Common Society |date=3 May 2007 |website=Portland State University |access-date=2015-01-21 }}
Bibliography
- {{cite book |last=Abdullah |first=Shariff |date=1995 |title=The Power of One: Authentic Leadership in Turbulent Times |url=https://archive.org/details/powerofoneauthen00abdu |url-access=registration |location=Philadelphia |publisher=New Society Publishers |isbn=0-9632184-0-9 |oclc=32392522 }}
- {{cite book |last=Abdullah |first=Sharif |date=1999 |title=Creating a World That Works for All |location=San Francisco |publisher=Berrett-Kohler Publishers |isbn=1-57675-062-0 |oclc=4572931 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/creatingworldtha00abdu_0 }} Winner of the 1999 "Book of the Year" award from the Independent Book Publishers Association (Current Affairs).
- Abdullah, Shariff. "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}} [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49991518&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
- Abdullah, Shariff and Beegle, Donna. "The Class Continuum" Communication Across Barriers,[https://combarriers.com/node/48 The Class Continuum]{{Dead link|date=January 2015}} 2006.
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullah, Shariff}}
Category:Clark University alumni
Category:Portland State University faculty
Category:Lewis & Clark College faculty