OTHMAN ALI is a Canadian Middle East teacher. He has written extensively on the history and politics of the Middle East. He holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Guelph-Canada. He was an associate professor in the Department of History and Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, from 1994-1998. Currently, he teaches at the Department of History, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq. Dr. Ali is also the president of the Kurdish-Turkish Studies Center in the Erbil-Kurdistan region of Iraq and his interest is focused on Kurdish history and politics.