M.T. Al-Mansouri is a Canadian Arab poet and writer, born in Yemen on June 10th,1963.
He attended Elementary and Secondary Schools in Yemen and in Egypt. He served in the Yemeni Army for one year. After high school he furthered his education by obtaining a scholarship for Agricultural studies in Poland.
In Poland he achieved bachelor, master and Ph.D. degrees, which were recognised by the universities in Canada.
He worked for the University of Qatar in Doha for three years.
He has a Ph.D. in the field of agricultural economics. He has many specialized researches in his field, which he taught at Qatar University. He wrote and published scientific journals in international magazines in several languages including Arabic, English, and Polish.
He is a Hyde Park writer for the Arab Times newspaper.
He is an author of five books: "Terrorism the Origin and the Sources", "The Recommendations of the Rooster and the Sea"," Energy and Agricultural Environment”, " A Flower in Exile” and " A Kingdom Valley”.
He is the recipient of numerous awards, the most recent of which is the 2008, Appreciation Award for Bestselling Poets from the American International Library of Poetry.
He is a Co-Founder of Afnan (Paris- Jerusalem) Magazine, which is available in six languages -Arabic, English, German, Spanish, French and Hebrew- and he was its Executive Editorial Secretary.
His canals are Arts Humanities, Computers Software, Creative Writing, Politics and Religions.
He did Exceptional Contemplated Studies under Spiritual, Magical, Traumatic and Social Power Conditions at Canada’s Institutions and Establishments.
After that he Immigrated to Canada in 2000.
Before his immigration to Canada he explored 25 countries of the World, most of them in Europe.
In Canada he did ESL (English as Second Language) at Algonquin College.
He also completed 10 courses in computer software at Catholic School Board.
He furthermore completed more than 40 courses at Discovery University in the field of Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Social Science, Politics and Music.
He volunteers with Fringe Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa International Writing Festival, Tulip Festival, City of Ottawa, and Experimental Farm, and he achieved a Merit Certificate from the City of Ottawa.
In Canada he was welcomed by religious establishments such as Mosque, Church, Synagogue and Temple, and under the observation of RCMP and CSIS, he did his Family Genealogy Study.
He studied the Bible with Jehovah Witnesses, and the Book of Mormon with the Mormon’s Elders, as well as the Holy Quran with the Mosque Staffs.
He is a member of Amnesty International.
He worked for Elections Canada ten times.
He performs his poetry at Creative Coffee at Bronson Community Center , which is organized by SALUS.
He participates in many national and international conferences.
He is a blogger with Ottawa Spotlight (www.poetsofottawa.ning.com).
Ottawa International Poets and Writers for human Rights (OIPWHR)