The site was chosen partly because of the region's large number of Hindus, many of whom arrived from Uganda after being expelled by Idi Amin in the 1970s.
Mr Galloway co-founded the anti-war Respect Party in 2004 after being expelled by Labour because of comments he made as part of his opposition to the Iraq war and won his Bradford West seat in 2012.
But Mr. Mahmoud's claim that he and the sons had spent time after the war in Syria before being expelled by Syrian authorities adds a new element to that working theory.
A decade later, Hussein briefly swallowed up Kuwait for its oil wealth before being expelled by Operation Desert Storm and enduring 10 years of containment, sanctions and air strikes.
The ultimate survivor, the man who managed to avoid being expelled by the tribal council in Washington, does not want to sink to the level of the lurid real-life drama cherished by networks.
Queensland state MP Jason Costigan says he won't quit parliament despite being expelled by the Liberal National party in the wake of a second harassment allegation levelled against him.
