Guided policy rules the best way out in the debate to ban social media for children under 16, say opinion makers
Ban says “we don’t trust you”; but guidance says “we trust you and will equip you”, they add MUSCAT — As the Sultanate of Oman navigates a prime digital dilemma about whether to enforce an outright ban on social media for children under 16 or implement a guided policy rule, a section of the digitally-aware public has given their opinion.Oman is actively seeking an apt solution for this through public consultation launched by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Following a royal...
Registration for 1448 AH Hajj season to open on September 28
MUSCAT — The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs has announced the opening of registration for pilgrims from the Sultanate of Oman, for citizens and residents wishing to perform the Hajj rites for the 1448 AH season, through the following electronic system (www.hajj.om), during the period from September 28 to October 11, 2026. In a statement, the Ministry affirmed that Hajj companies are prohibited from interfering in the registration of those wishing to perform the Hajj rites, in...
Classrooms are changing, but teachers will remain, ISG president
MUSCAT — Classrooms are changing, but the teacher will not be taken out of the classroom, promised Ahmed Rayees, president of the Indian School Al Ghubrah (ISG).“We don't believe in taking away teachers out of the classrooms. Their value will remain forever,” Rayees, the man who planted the seeds of the schools’ visionary and multipronged hub, The Forum, said.Rayees’ statement captured a powerful truth about the future of education: today’s schools may be suffused with technology and soon this...
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Yanni in Oman in aid of the visually challenged
October 26, 2011: B&W achieved a musical breakthrough by bringing in the musical wizard, Yanni to Oman and making this world-renowned composer perform at the Grand Hall of the Sultan Qaboos University, again a first. This was the...
Parampara – charity dance event with Hema Malini and team – 2010
October 21, 2010 – The same year, we also championed the breast cancer cause in Oman. We brought in the dream girl, Hema Malini and her two lovely daughters, Esha and Ahana, for a fund raiser for breast cancer (for the National...
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The adventures of Captain Juma, the sailor
The adventures of Captain Juma, the sailor Will God fulfill the prayers of old men whom time forgot? Will God heed to the desire of a proud, old Omani sailor? These queries played in our mind as we talked to a venerable old sailor, a former ship (dhow) captain, and an...
Sheikha Layla, the Camel Whisperer
We froze. A four-legged, nearly 500kgs creature, was rumbling towards us with a mighty bellow. When it came close, we involuntarily shut our eyes. Even with our closed eyes and palpitating hearts, we could still feel this scary beast’s presence. When we mustered...
The wizard of Asa
In a dark and tiny room, a nearly 50-year old man is seen seated on a floor littered with crude work tools and attempting to bend the top part of what appears to be a wooden stick. He holds the stick in a makeshift clamp and then slowly bends it to the desired shape....
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