Madlain Michael -- Born in Iraq
1969 BA in English Language and Literature - Baghdad University - College of Arts English Department
1979 Started MA studies in English literature at San Francisco State University
1991 MA in Teaching Foreign languages (MATFL) - Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS).
Interpreting and translating since 1980
Language Teacher/Administrator since 1971 (English and Arabic) in the province of Babylon, the city of Baghdad, Sulaimania and in California
Managed Special Emphasis Program for 10 years --Equal Employment Opportunity
An active volunteer with Pacific Grove Police Department
President of the Monterey Peninsula Parade Of Nations for two consecutive terms
Passionately in love with, environment, mystic philosophy, music, languages, art, human, and animal rights.

My motto is:
Dance, as though no one is watching,
Love, as though you've never been hurt before,
Sing, as though no one can hear you,
Work, as though you don't need the money,
Live, as though heaven is on earth. ~Rumi~

Khalil Ibrahim -- Born in Iraq
1963 BA in English Language and Literature - Baghdad University - College of Arts English Department
1981 MA in Teaching English as a foreign/second language (applied linguistics) from San Francisco State University
Started doctoral studies at University of San Francisco; Major; Multicultural Education and Minor Linguistics. Completed all units but did not write my dissertation.
Interpreting and translating since 1979
Language Teacher/Administrator since 1964 (English and Arabic) the city of Baghdad, Sulaimania, other cities in Iraq and in California.
An active volunteer with Pacific Grove Police Department
President of the Monterey Peninsula Parade Of Nations for three terms.
I like music, languages, and theatre, social and international movies.

My motto is:
Live and let others live