Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam, Tory and Trade Unionist
This educational video covers new research about Sheikh Abullah 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 as a trade union official, first as solicitor and then as second president of the carters union.
For more details and references to the primary sources used to underpin the research in this video, please click on this link.
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 rigorous original research using primary evidence. Potential contributors to this series are welcome to make contact with me.
This video is under a Creative Commons License and can be freely used under the condition that the original source is fully and properly attributed.
