A Flower in Exile: An Anthology of Poetry Ambigrams and Political Oratories

By M.T. Al-Mansouri

A flower in exile grows above rocks and stones, despite the fact of the abandonment and harshness of the ages, they continue to survive. It seems as though time is a trainer.

They promised her with the song of space, glory and rain.

They are gifted with the sky in providing them with light to the earth by the moon and the sun.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stratton Press
• Release date: Oct 31, 2022
• ISBN: 9798887642161

M.T. Al-Mansouri

M.T. Al-Mansouri is a Canadian Arab poet and writer, born in Yemen on June 10th, 1963. He is a Hyde Park writer for the Arab Times newspaper. He is a PhD holder 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 an author of three books entitled "Terrorism the Origin and the Sources", and "The Recommendations of the Rooster and the Sea", Energy and Agricultural Environment".

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Introduction

RADIO INTERVIEW FOR TWO BOOKS with M.T. Al-Mansouri by Ric Bratton FOR NATIONAL RADIO OF AMEREICA

THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ROOSTER AND THE SEA

TERRORISM THE ORIGINS AND THE SOURCES

DR. M.T. AL-MANSOURI PHD

AMAZON

Acknowledgement

I’m hereby honored to take this opportunity for an interesting radio interviews concerning the two books.

YOUR BACKGROUND

A Yemeni Arab Canadian, who completed a PhD in Poland in the field of Agriculture. Specifically agricultural economics. After graduation in 1995, I worked at the Qatar University for three years and thereafter immigrated to Canada.

THROUGH THESE LITERARY FORMS COMMUNICATES HIS OPINIONS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF WORLD AFFAIRS AND ISSUES

Through this literary communication, I would want to help audience of these books to understand what underlies terrorism, corruption, religious intolerance, political ideologies, and poverty; social and economic hardships that affect multitude of people in the Middle East or other developing countries.

WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO WRITE?

First of all, I would like to quote on quote that: "The pen is mightier than the sword", which is a Metonymic adage that was created by an English author Edward Bulwer Lyton in 1839 to mean that communication in the form of written language to cause some understandings, have some forms of command that can encourage independent press, is a more powerful mental weapon rather than direct violence.

The importance and reasons for my writing is to enlighten people in order to understand the virtues of human dignity, freedoms and rights.

HOW LONG TO WRITE:

I wrote this book in thirteen years for the first book and seven years for the second book. Why did it take me that long? I had to do a lot of research with some quantitative analysis while evading consequences of Middle East attention. In other words, I had to exercise maximum discretion.

CHOOSE ISSUES

The issues that I have chosen were messages (in the chapter 2 of Terrorism, the Origin and the sources) to world leaders to stand against crimes committed by the Israel government against Palestinians. There was a specific letter that I intended for President Obama to release black people in Yemen from slavery.

OFFER THOUGHT PROVOKING APPROACHES GET US INVOLVED

Through media and economic sanctions from the western civilization could help in alleviating the fates of those victims of ancient to modern slavery in north Yemen. Why should the western governments take drastic actions against North Yemen? It is because the blacks in North Yemen are treated very inhumane manners. I wanted to let the world know that the American slave descendants are much better than North Yemen slave descendants. The scenario in North Yemen against the black Yemenis is that they are denied formal education, no jobs, treated as second class citizens and they do not have any hope for future.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ROOSTER AND THE SEA

On page 142 depicts the escape of the Yemen president (Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi) from the Houthees (Iranian backed rebels). After President Hadi’s brief refuge to Saudi Arabia, he decided to come back to Yemen in order to give hope to the people of Yemen. President Hadi has succeeded to bring Yemenis together in fighting against the Houthees.

A COLLECTION OF FABLES AND POETRIES WHY THIS FORM?

The fables are meant to vilify the authorities that created false heroes, which ended in their demise. For example the late president of Iraq who surrounded himself with generals that did not fight the second gulf war to the end. The insight comprehension is withdrawn from fables such as in page 18 of the Terrorism and the origins of the sources described under the title: The Universal Matrices of the Green Thoughts.

Poetry

The seven wonders of the modern warships (page 123 Terrorism Origin and sources) were the homes of people, which the government of Yemen government used as prison to house political opposition members who pose threats to the government.

The republic of red monkeys (page 180 The Recommendations of the Rooster and the Sea). This poetry describes the corrupting behaviours of developing world politicians who embezzle their public funds and bank them into the Swiss bank and they feel they are roosters that have conquered their citizens.

COMMENTARIES MUSINGS WRITINGS

EXPLAIN TITLE

ADDRESSES AN ECLECTIC ARRAY OF TOPICS OF INTEREST IN THE WORLD TODAY WHAT TOPICS

POLITICAL PROCLIVITIES TERRORISM PREJUDICE INJUSTICE MULTICULTURALISM WAR AND PEACE NATIONALIZATION MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LOVE AND BEAUTY

The political intensions in support of terrorism, prejudice, injustice, multiculturalism war and peace are all forms of creating political instability in a country or region who will turn back for economic support from the west. Moreover, terrorism is sponsored by political and religious fundamentalists in order to continue oppressing the weak citizens who do not know their human rights and freedoms.

Nationalization is an identity for a people who have common history or race. This is compounded by marriage and family, but essentially marriages are reinforced by love and beauty. The latter emotions are deeper than the surface because beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Whereas love breaks all boundaries of race, nationality and religion.

WHAT BOOK DESIGNED TO DO UNCOVER TRUTH

AN INTELLECTUAL THOUGHT PROVOKING APPROACH TO DEPICT THE HIDDEN