Career
Please note slight name change in 2015, from one to two "F"s" in his first name) He works in the field of social, cultural and spiritual transformation. He is a proponent of an inclusive global human society. Shariff Abdullah teaches groups and individuals how to understand and practice inclusivity – the connection with all beings.
Shariff Abdullah’s writings include The Power of One: Authentic Leadership in Turbulent Times and the award-winning Shariff Abdullah was born Sherwood James Sanders on March 24, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and reared in Camden, New Jersey. Shariff Abdullah received a Bachelor in Psychology from Clark University and earned a juris doctor degree from Boston University School of Law.
Sharif Abdullah passed the bar exam in North Carolina in 1977 and began practicing law with Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont (based in Charlotte, North Carolina). Since 1996, Shariff Abdullah has worked with Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Sarvodaya).
He currently volunteers as a Senior Advisor to Sarvodaya. Adjunct faculty member at Marylhurst University.
Lecturer at the University of California Berkeley.
Adjunct professor at Portland State University in the Philosophy/Conflict Resolution department.
