Abdullah Al Anjari

Abdullah Al Anjari is a doctoral researcher in Palestine studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, and a member of the European Centre for Palestine Studies. He was born and raised in Kuwait, pursued graduate studies in the United States, and joined the University of Exeter for postgraduate studies where he is currently conducting his PhD research under the supervision of Professor Ilan Pappe and Professor Nadia Naser-Najjab. His thesis sheds light on the Palestinian resistance to the Judaization of East Jerusalem in the aftermath of the 1993 Oslo Accords. Through his doctoral research, he examines grassroots forms of Palestinian resistance to ongoing Israeli policies of ethnic cleansing in historical Palestine, focusing on East Jerusalem. His analysis is framed within the paradigm of settler colonialism. Abdullah seeks to contribute to the decolonisation of scholarship on Palestine by challenging dominant narratives and amplifying indigenous voices.

Prior to his PhD journey, Abdullah earned an MA in Middle East Politics from the University of Exeter. His Master's dissertation, supervised by Professor Ilan Pappe, tackles Israel's de-Arabization of East Jerusalem following the June 1967 War. Furthermore, he holds a BA in Political Science (Distinction/First Class Honours) and a certificate in Human Rights from San Diego State University.

In addition to his role as a doctoral researcher, Abdullah is a postgraduate teaching associate at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. He has taught multiple undergraduate modules covering the Middle East, including the Politics and Economy of the Contemporary Middle East and the Politics of Authoritarian Rule in the Middle East. Lastly, you can find Abdullah on Instagram and X (Twitter): @AbdullahAnjari

You can contact his PhD research supervisory team via the following emails:

Professor Ilan Pappe: I.Pappe@exeter.ac.uk

Professor Nadia Naser-Najjab: N.Naser-Najjab@exeter.ac.uk