The colors of Pont Spalaux
Last weekend, the centenary of the “Fêtes de Wallonie” started with the slogan “Les Wallo dans le 100.” As is customary every year in the city and in twelve districts, the various original...
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The colors of Oman Across the Ages Museum
When the sun rises in Manah in northeastern Oman, the gleaming parts of the steel-clad monumental structure of the Oman Across the Ages Museum glow from afar. This new-build museum, located 160 km...
To inspire each other
While writing a new book about Oman, I was pleasantly surprised by the photos sent to me by Sumw Tabbook founder of Interieur Architect. In May, I met her at the SMES Incubation and Business center...
In memory and honor
Dr. Juris Zarins, renowned Middle Eastern archaeologist and professor emeritus at Missouri State University — whose 1992 discovery of the ancient city of Ubar drew international acclaim — passed...
WE did it !
Yesterday I attended the first opening of the “Artistic Al-Irtiqa Exhibition” in Salalah Grand Mall in Al-sadaa under the auspices of H.E. Sheikh Muslim bin Saeed Al-Hamar, member of the Shura...
Sea delight (-s)
While doing research in Oman for my next publication, I suddenly received a WhatsApp message from Farha al-Kindy in Rome. I’ve known Farha for a long time. In Whispers of Oman, published in 2015,...
Inspired by Maritime History
The day after my visit to the Maritime hall at the Museum of the Land of Frankincense in Salalah-Dhofar, I met 22-year-old Mohammed Abdullah Sabah Batamira at the SMES Incubation and Business center...
Guided by the stars
Whenever I visit the Maritime Hall of the Museum of the Land of Frankincense in Dhofar in the south of Oman, located at the Unesco World Heritage Site of Al Baleed (meaning the City), I admire the...
Eid Mubarak
Traditional shopping for Eid al-Fitr (day of breaking the fast) is simultaneously looking forward to the people you will meet, be they family or friends. Actually, it is similar to Christmas shopping...