Author Biography
Ghassan Mahir, B.Sc., B.Sc., D.Nut., MHMF, MHF After completing his BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Baghdad University in 1977, he workedin the engineering field for eight years in Iraq and Kuwait, only to see his engineering profession ending prematurely as a result of health problems, and moving as a result to the UK in 1985. His writing career started in 1984 and now he has some 40 published works - including translations - in Arabic language education, alternative medicine, socio-politics and Islamic studies. He has completed several diplomas in alternative medicine and has written books on that subject, in both Arabic and English, some of which are still in print. He is the author of many Arabic language educational books for GCSE and A-level students and teachers, published by M M Books, which include topic-based books, study resources, grammar and literary criticism, and he is also a co-author of books for pre-GCSE level. His books are used by schools all over the UK, as well as in many national and international schools abroad. Mariam Mahir, M.A. Mariam Mahir is a London-based author and linguist. After completing her BA in Literature in 2003, she became a co-author of some of the educational textbooks published by M M Books, which teach Arabic based on the Edexcel syllabus: 'Talk with Me' and 'Short Stories'. She went on to complete her MA in Linguistics, after which she co-authored a new, innovative foundation series 'Arabic Made Easy', which includes 'My Little World' and 'Chatterbox!'. In 2008 she launched her own Key Stage 2 Arabic series 'Carnival', which she completed in 2010 and which has enjoyed continued success ever since, at schools both in the UK and abroad. She has also participated as co-author in A-level Arabic language books. During this time, Mariam Mahir worked as a fashion editor for a lifestyle magazine, and in fashion PR for a prominent fashion designer. She also worked in the field of Learning and Development for a non-profit organization. More recently, she has been teaching English to overseas students, and works as a project manager at an education consultancy. She has also set up her own jewellery brand 'mimi g'. Mariam spends her time reading, writing and travelling, as well as designing and making jewellery.
