Ayad Gharbawi

Lived in Baghdad, Iraq but Saddam hounded us out from there. Lived in Beirut, Lebanon, but when our building was bombed, we chose to leave. Lived in Damascus, but had to leave because of war. Studied at Tufts University, Boston University and at NYU. Had my own zoo in Damascus, with lions, tigers, jaguars, wolves, hyenas, monkeys, bears, crocodiles vultures, eagles, jellyfish and more,. Painter, using Oil & Acrylic, expressionist-style, with many gallery showings, in Boston, New York and London. Writer on Consciousness Studies and Reality Studies – such as what exactly is 'Reality', 'Consciousness', the 'Mind', 'Vision' and so on.