Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam, Tory and Trade Unionist
Channel: Yahya Birt
Date: 2019-11-15

This educational video covers new research about Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam (1856-1932), the founder of Britain's first mosque in Liverpool, about his roles as a Tory activist, a solicitor who represented working class interests, and a trade union official, first as solicitor and then second as president of the carters union. 

For more details, please click on this link: 

https://www.academia.edu/37587402/_The_Quilliams_Popular_Conservatism_and_the_New_Trade_Unionism_in_Liverpool_

This video is part of an on-going series about the history of Islam and Muslims in Britain. It aims to produce educational materials based on original academic research using primary evidence. Potential contributors to this series are welcome to make contact.

This video is under a Creative Commons License and can be freely used for educational purposes under the condition that the original source is fully and properly attributed.