by B&W Oman | Jun 30, 2020 | Oman
Nikita Prabhu (*) Civil engineer, Hyderabad (INDIA) It has been six years since I’ve lived away from my family. I was accustomed to staying away from my parents and my brother for months altogether. But this time, it felt different. It felt as though I was in the...
by B&W Oman | Jun 29, 2020 | Oman
Ali Said Ali Al Mandhry Retired head, medical laboratory, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) (OMAN) The COVID-19 – it is historic and unique. Never before in history have we ever confronted such a virus. And by that very nature it qualifies for being unique. In...
by Adarsh Madhavan | Jun 28, 2020 | Oman
Maybe at the end of this crisis, we may end up being better human beings! Masroor Cheeda Advertising and branding communications specialist, digital marketer and influencer (PAKISTAN) This COVID-19 season is ‘history in the making’. It has turned the world upside...
by B&W Oman | Jun 27, 2020 | Oman
The number of requests for help to our NGO SmartLife was swelling by the day, but so were the number of humanitarians – there was a swarm of sponsors ready to help these people in need, rendered helpless by COVID-19 – and that made us realise how beautiful the...
by Adarsh Madhavan | Jun 26, 2020 | Oman
Ritu Chaturvedi Assistant professor, School of Computer Science, University of Guelph (CANADA) Face-to-face versus online classes and learning from school versus home schooling. Suddenly such topics are being hotly debated but with good reason though. The pandemic has...
by B&W Oman | Jun 25, 2020 | Oman
Dimitris Begleris Teacher of English language, Foreign Languages School – Europedia Gavrio, Andros, The Cyclades, (GREECE) People are social animals and they must regain their natural inclination towards socialising The effects of the threat presented by COVID...
by B&W Oman | Jun 24, 2020 | Oman
Chances of going back to the good old normal days anytime soon are a remote possibility Shununa Salim Alhabsi Assistant director general for special education and continuous education Ministry of education (OMAN) It is only when something is taken away from us...
by Adarsh Madhavan | Jun 23, 2020 | Oman
Dr Yathrib Ajaj Senior chemistry lecturer, Gutech (OMAN) Students as well as teachers have new challenges to confront with the COVID-19 breaking down physical classrooms without even touching them or actually “breaking” them. With the worlds’ teachers and...
by B&W Oman | Jun 22, 2020 | Oman
Smitha Kolari Kothaneth HR and office manager, Essential Services Ontario (CANADA) The COVID-19 is an eye opener! It has opened our eyes to many things that we have taken for granted. We have taken nature for granted to the point that we believe that all the natural...
by B&W Oman | Jun 21, 2020 | Oman
Aadil Al Saadi Managing director, Mala’a (*) – the national data bank for credit and financial information (OMAN) The globetrotter is the one among the many who has been totally hit by the COVID-19 Corona virus. Especially the ones who are mentally, physically,...
by B&W Oman | Jun 20, 2020 | Oman
Aziza Al Habsi Ceo, Arabian Women Media Company Columnist and journalist, Al Shabiba newspaper (OMAN) To say that all of us have been ‘hit’ by the COVID-19 Corona virus would just be an understatement. I think when the virus hit — it hit us from all...
by B&W Oman | Jun 19, 2020 | Oman
Labourers reveal the trials and tribulations they face due to the health crisis The COVID-19 crisis has pushed migrant labourers to the very edge. While world over migrant labourers have endured a history of suffering, the current Corona virus crisis has deepened the...
