Let’s strive to leave a footprint wherever we can

Let’s strive to leave a footprint wherever we can

Yasmeen Al Balushi With these words, I started the journey of my life.  I am Yasmeen Al Balushi, married and a mother to four wonderful kids – Fatma, Amina, Mohammed and Yousuf. I had my first child when I was just 16.  And also, just some months before that,...
Burning bukhoor calms the soul

Burning bukhoor calms the soul

NADIYA SUBAIH AZBOOT BELAL Not a day passes by without Nadiya Subaih Azboot Belal encountering one challenge or the other. For this 60-year old grandmother, bukhoor maker and seller, from the New Salalah area in Salalah, facing one challenge after the other has become...
Suddenly I am getting noticed…

Suddenly I am getting noticed…

By Adarsh MadhavanSuddenly, I am getting noticed even in the dark, unlit, streets of Kannur. Normally, I slink past, under the cover of the shadows, like most of the poor street dogs that I try to feed. But lately, my lanky frame is being recognised, worn shoes, faded...
Bank Muscat holds special draw on Omani Youth Day

Bank Muscat holds special draw on Omani Youth Day

MUSCAT – Bank Muscat celebrated the Omani Youth Day on October 26, 2020 with a special draw for its Shababi account holders. Fifty lucky customers won prizes of RO 500 each in the Shababi special draw, which was held in the presence of Amjad Iqbal Al Lawati,...