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About me - Mukheled Al-Amiry

Born in Baghdad-Iraq on 09/07/1946. Father (Sheikh), Land owner, Industrialist, allied to the deposed Monarchy of Iraq. Family gradually became political exiles and moved to Europe. I arrived in England in 1964 aged 18.

Started my own business in 1968 aged

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Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center With mounting violence, a surge in Taliban support and growing numbers of displaced persons making front-page news in Pakistan, are we getting an accurate picture of realities on the ground?: 3 of 23
When the realities on the ground run deeper than what is seen on the surface, and when the visible symptoms are but a tiny microcosm of the full affliction and when you see the glum faces of gun-toting Taliban controlling the streets of major population centres in Pakistan; you will know that this virulent Taliban disease has... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Politics: 8 of 49
Presidential gaffes... The inside info I am a secret guru of gaffes, collector of clangers and harvester of howlers. My info comes from a dedicated group of insiders who had imperilled their lives in this pursuit. In 1992, when President George Bush (senior) swooned and deposited his stomach contents into the lap of the ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Paranormal: 19 of 79
The Whistle Keeper The tantalising aroma of the freshly baked sponge cake; filled the kitchen and wafted through to the entire house, carried by the light summer breeze which drifted in through the open windows ... and yet still no Amanda..! Eight years old Amanda would normally have been in the kitchen an hour earlier, usi... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Being an ugly duckling: 3 of 12
Memoirs of an anti-hero. When it comes down to creating people, God is a flamboyant chef with a warped sense of humour. Once in a while He concocts someone like me, then looks-in occasionally and has a jolly good laugh, so he used two equal measures of Woody Allen and Rick Moranis, threw in a liberal sprinkle of Mr Bean, ... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Horror: 24 of 75
ENMITYEl-Mansour Mosque, Basra Southern Iraq. AD 1008 399 A.H"Oh God, Lord of all and all of creation, deliver us from the evil of those who had incurred thy wrath and banish the children of Gahanna from dwelling within our hearts and flesh, we bow before thy wisdom, submit to thy will and kneel as supplicants for thy mercy.O... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy Metaphysical recovery options after divorce: 4 of 11
Divorce = Upheaval, vulnerability, uncertainty, stress, loneliness, despondency...These are just a few of the countless adjectives which accompany that loathsome word; divorce and all of them are negative, but does it really have to be so? Not so at all. There are just as many positives and guides of hope who can take you by ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Scandal over expense claims by UK Members of Parliament: 4 of 10
The Mother of all Parliaments is shaken by its very foundations. The British public is reeling from the scandalous financial abuses of so many of their elected legislators. Political grandees are licking wounds which will never heal. Embarrassing public exposures of sleaze and corruption at the highest levels. People are i... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Tragedy: 38 of 83
The soliloquy of Hobo-Bob Disapproval, disgust and disdain, these are all I ever see on your face, but praise the Lord, whoever he is, never disinterest. I keep coming back to talk to you knowing that you will listen to me. You are the only one who has listened for a very long time and you still do. It's been alright with... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Music in nature: 13 of 19
No one who truly listens to the sounds of waves as they rush to shore, the rustling of leaves as tree branches bow and scrape in greeting the visiting breeze like waltzing courtiers, or the chorus of birdsong at dawn as birds celebrate the birth of another day, would be left in any doubt that nature had composed the earth's f... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Conspiracy theories: 4 of 5
Shhh... Please keep your voice down... If they're not listening they are watching! Did you know that they have computers which can lip-read? Well They do... It took me a long time to figure-out why They picked me up.., but maybe I'll tell you about that later, if They decide to keep me here, after their meeting tomorrow... Y... More..