Because of the joy we had, Because of the sadness we share, To advance to the ’50th National Day’ in 2020. With Oman’s new ruler Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said who took the oath before the Council of Oman this Saturday and confirmed to the Omanis and the world that: “the Sultanate will continue … Continue reading
On 18th November 1940, the current leader of Oman, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, was born in Al Hisn Palace in Salalah, Dhofar. Thirty years later, 23 July 1970, also in Al Hisn Palace, the modernization of Oman took place. In ‘Whispers of Oman,’ my latest publication, ‘Women’ tell stories about their live in … Continue reading
An sms from my local telecom operator with the message “Let’s celebrate everything that brings us closer together in #OurOman on the occasion of the 45th National Day…,” reminds me that National Day is coming closer. 18th of November 1940, Sultan Qaboos was born in Salalah in southern Oman. Thirty years later, 23 July 1970, he started … Continue reading
This week, the ‘Sultanate of Oman’ and the ‘Kingdom of Belgium’ have two things in common. Yesterday, on the 21st of July, the ‘Kingdom of Belgium’ celebrated ‘National Day.’ In 1830 my native country gained independence. On 21st of July 1831, Leopold of Saxe-Coburg swore allegiance to the new Belgian constitution, thus became the first king … Continue reading
Some people have a dream. Some people make their dream come true. ‘Yahya Mohammed Ahmed Al-Massan,’ father of five beautiful children and living in Salalah belongs to the latter. He likes to make models of airplanes. The airplanes cannot fly. The models are for display. But the hand-made airplanes are real beauties. Some of them … Continue reading
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