First: ‘Open Churches Days,’ an astonishing heritage…as in the church of St. Nicholas in La Roche-en-Ardenne, a warm and peaceful atmosphere… (click on thumbnail to enlarge the pictures) Second: Procession accompanied by prayers… (click on thumbnail to enlarge the pictures) Third: The movie, ‘The Case for Christ,’ an event … 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
Each year, 21st July is Belgian National Day. It is one of ten public holidays in Belgium. This day commemorates an event on 21 July 1831 in which Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg swore allegiance to the new Belgian constitution, thus becoming the nation’s first monarch. The king’s vow marked the start of the independent state of Belgium under a constitutional monarchy … Continue reading
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
Worldwide festivals are in full swing. In Salalah-Dhofar, during the Khareef or the south-west monsoon, in the south of the Sultanate of Oman, on the 6th of August the number of visitors to the yearly Salalah Tourism Festival stood at 1,195,047. The Festival started at 15th of July and ….still runs till 31 of August. Continue reading
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