Although I am very busy with a new project coming up about Oman, I want to point out some issues that somehow, somewhere took my attention by going through the main English newspapers of Oman. The annual Cancer Awareness Week throughout the Gulf Region on Feb 1-7. This activity started last year as a partnership … Continue reading
This year, on 12th of April,‘International Equal Pay Day’ is a symbolic day that illustrates how far into the year a woman must work to earn the same amount made by a man in the previous year. Equal pay for equal work is the concept of labor rights that individuals doing the same work should receive the same remuneration. … Continue reading
What has the ‘Saint Nicolas Church’ in La Roche-en-Ardenne, my hometown in Belgium in common with the ‘Sultan Qaboos Mosque’ in Salalah in the southern part of Oman. Both were built for worship. For the decoration they both used stone in a special way. The floor of the main hall of the ‘Saint Nicolas Church,’ … Continue reading
Today, Google Doodle celebrates Oman’s 45th National Day. Last week, I had the opportunity to follow a three day workshop and presentation on ‘Arabic Calligraphy,’ conducted by ‘Bait Muzna Gallery’ at the ‘Omani Society for Fine Arts’ in Salalah. The workshop is fitting in the program of the Society regarding the Celebration of the 45th … Continue reading
What the Belgium Press wrote about it…..and latest news….. Continue reading
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