by Priya Arunkumar | Jun 16, 2020 | Oman
Kavitha Ramakrishna Artist, author and a home maker (OMAN) Even though cooped up in the four walls of her flat during the recent COVID-19 lockdown, noted Indian artist and author, Kavitha Ramakrishna (*), has still given free rein to her creativity. She has created an...
by B&W Oman | Jun 15, 2020 | Oman
Rajesh Veluchamy, Partner, Ourcom Digital (https://ourcom.in) The Corona virus, COVID-19, has the power of destruction as well as resurrection. And that is exactly how it has affected my life. It first caused destruction and then it resurrected my life. First, it...
by B&W Oman | Jun 14, 2020 | Oman
Keyurkumar Hargovind Gohel Businessman – textiles and cosmetics, Muttrah (OMAN) Death visited a peaceful family of a businessman in Muttrah, in the form of the dreaded COVID-19, not only wreaking havoc in their lives but also taking away a beloved member....
by B&W Oman | Jun 13, 2020 | Oman
Sunaina S Ahluwalia Communications consultant, Author (*), New Delhi (INDIA) It did not come all of a sudden We did not just wake up one day to confront the deadly COVID-19 Corona virus. No, there has been something in the air, much before it happened. I will not...
by B&W Oman | Jun 12, 2020 | Oman
Belén Lebrijo Psychology student, University of Guelph, Ontario (CANADA) A higher class The COVID-19 Corona virus crisis has completely changed my life. Although I am from Spain, I am currently an international student living in Canada. Therefore, I’m far away from...
by B&W Oman | Jun 11, 2020 | Oman
Rania Hussant Homemaker and blogger (@thehelicoptermommy) (OMAN) This global pandemic has affected every living creature on this globe and on many levels. As far as I am concerned, I have become busier than usual. Even before this crisis, since I am blessed with five...
by B&W Oman | Jun 10, 2020 | Oman
Paulo Coelho author (Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL) Men and women of goodwill — such as doctors, nurses, volunteers and many others — will appear in our lives and in the life of the community at the right moment… “My Lord God, I have no idea where...
by B&W Oman | Jun 9, 2020 | Oman
Saidi Mustapha Mbagati Author, poet (author of two works, English Poetry and Swahili YA novel) (TANZANIA) COVID 19, an infectious disease caused by the severe respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, erupted in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and then spread its...
by B&W Oman | Jun 8, 2020 | Oman
Hamdah Al Shamsi Columnist and writer Founder, Hia Toastmasters (Arabic toastmasters for women only) (OMAN) Virus is a big wakeup call! The COVID-19 was a blessing in disguise in so many ways! Now, some are not going to see eye-to-eye with this statement given the...
by B&W Oman | Jun 7, 2020 | Oman
Tariq Hilal Al Barwani Founder, Knowledge Oman Never before in the history of mankind has anything affected lives in this manner. World analysts observe that the world is currently facing “humanity’s biggest crisis since World War II”! On a global level,...
by B&W Oman | Jun 6, 2020 | Oman
Navtan Kumar Political editor, The Sunday Guardian, New Delhi (INDIA) The corona pandemic definitely came as a shock. We never faced such a situation in our life time. It was unprecedented. Remember, in the beginning, there were numerous articles / TV shows...
by B&W Oman | Jun 5, 2020 | Oman
Debasish Mitra Amateur photographer Former opinion editor (Times of Oman) When a year short of a decade ago the world watched Steven Soderbergh’s outbreak thriller ‘Contagion’ it was fun. None could then imagine we would experience exactly what was shown in...