Education & Personal
Shahadah studied Aeronautical Engineering (BEng) in London and zoology (Bsc) at the University of the West Indies. Despite a science background his writings focus on revisiting academic racism and African history within an African framework. He is author of arabslavetrade.com, a website on the Arab slave trade in Africa. He spent his teenage years growing up in Brooklyn New York. He also professes to a keen interest in anthropology, natural history, linguistics and is a qualified PADI divemaster (scuba diver).
His former father-in-law was socialist St Lucian politician George Odlum. Odlum's daughter, now Shahadah's ex-wife, was also lead singer for Ocacia.
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