Abdullah Ali
Academy Fellow (2013-14)
Biography
Abdullah's research focuses on Syria and its neighbours, including minorities, identity politics, and society and, before joining Chatham House, he was a social media analyst based in Dubai between 2011 and 2012.
Before that he worked as a freelance journalist, researcher and translator in Lebanon between 2012 and 2013.
He has a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and media from Damascus University and speaks fluent Arabic and English.
Areas of expertise
- Syria
Past experience
| 2013-14 | Academy Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House |
| 2012-13 | Freelance researcher and journalist, based in Beirut |
| 2011 | Social Media analyst, based in Dubai |
- A Sham Election Will Only Divide Syria Further 19 March 2014
- Syria's Refugees are the World's Responsibility 13 December 2013
- A Sham Election Will Only Divide Syria Further Open Democracy, March 2014
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