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Abbas Shiblak is an academic employed as a Research Associate at the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), University of Oxford and an advocate of human rights. [1]
Biography[edit]
Abbas Shiblak was born in Palestine in 1944 and moved to Britain in 1975. In 1987 he was given indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom. During the first Gulf War in 1991 he submitted an application to become a naturalized British citizen. On 17 January 1991 he was taken to Pentonville Prison to be deported. After a public campaign, Shiblak was released on the 6 February 1991. [2]
Publications[edit]
Shiblak founded the Palestinian Refugee and Diaspora Centre in Ramallah and also served as its first director. Shiblak was a member of the Palestinian delegation to the "Working Group on Refugees". [1]
Shiblak specializes in refugee-host country relationships and international humanitarian law. For the last few years he has been working on a paper on the topic of statelessness in the Arab region.[1]
Among his most recent publications:
- The Palestinian Communities in Europe; Challenge of Adaptation and Identity (ed), Shaml & IJS , Jerusalem, 2005.
- A new edition of his book on the Exodus of the Iraqi Jewish community 1949-1951, Saqi Books, London 2005. [1]
Forthcoming work: ‘ Citizens, Sub-Citizens and non Citizens: the Issue of Citizenship and Statelessness in the Arab Region’ .
Publications[edit]
- Iraqi Jews: A History [3]
- The Lure of Zion: The Case of the Iraqi Jews [4]
- Residency status and civil rights of Palestinian refugees in Arab countries [5]
- Palestinians in Lebanon and the PLO [6]
- Statelessness among Palestinian Refugees [7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Mr Abbas Shiblak". University of Oxford Refugee Studies Centre. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ Cesarani, David (1993-05-01). The Internment of aliens in twentieth century Britain. Routledge. p. 241. ISBN 978-0714634661.
{{cite book}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Shiblak, Abbas (June 2005). Iraqi Jews: A history. Saqi Books. p. 180. ISBN 978-0863565045.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Shiblak, Abbas (July 1986). The Lure of Zion: The Case of the Iraqi Jews. Saqi Books. p. 196. ISBN 978-0863560330.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Shiblak, Abbas (1996). "Residency status and civil rights of Palestinian refugees in Arab countries". Journal of Palestine Studies. XXV (3). Institute for Palestine Studies: 36–45. doi:10.2307/2538257. JSTOR 2538257. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ Shiblak, Abbas (1997). "Palestinians in Lebanon and the PLO". Journal of Refugee Studies. 10 (3). Oxford University: 261–274. doi:10.1093/jrs/10.3.261 accessdate = 2010-04-08 (inactive 2023-08-02).
{{cite journal}}: Check|doi=value (help); Missing pipe in:|doi=(help)CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (link) - ^ Shiblak, Abbas (2003). "Statelessness among Palestinian Refugees". Conference on Palestinian Refugee Research. International Development Research Centre. Retrieved 2010-04-08.