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...
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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...
MOTHER NATURE and Moments of Awe
Mother nature is my ultimate source of inspiration. She shifts my focus. She asks the right questions about compassion and caring. She challenges me to be creative. (click on thumbnails to enlarge...
Ramadan: more than the eye can see
A visit to the iconic Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat in the north of Oman, built in the style of Islamic architecture and combining the best materials of the West with the East, reveals that...
Muttrah Souq a treasure trove
Souqs, traditional Arabic marketplaces, can be found in many of the towns in the Sultanate. One of the oldest souqs is located in Muttrah traditionally the old trading center of the Sultanate. A town...