Omar Abdel-Mannan

Abdel-Mannan

Dr Omar Abdel-Mannan is a British-Egyptian paediatric neurologist based in London. Since 2011, he has participated in numerous medical and teaching delegations to Gaza and the West Bank. He is the founder and president of Health Workers 4 Palestine, a global grassroots movement of health professionals and allies advocating for the right to health and the end of the illegal occupation of Palestine.

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The State of Israel Vs Dr Hussam Abu Safiya: Silencing a witness

Israel's detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and other Gazan healthcare workers is an attempt to silence them, writes Omar Abdel-Mannan.

25 June, 2026

On Palestine, NHS is more an inquisition than a health service

There's an unspoken rule for UK doctors: don't mention Palestine, it could cost you your career. But as Dr Omar Abdel Mannan says, that rule must be broken.

09 March, 2026

As Alaa Abdel-Fattah withers, so too does the UK's moral clarity

Both imprisoned by injustice, one by bars, the other by grief, Alaa Abdel-Fattah and his mother stand as indictments of UK silence, says Omar Abdel-Mannan.

03 June, 2025