by B&W Oman | Oct 17, 2024 | Purple Page
Oman has cultivated a unique atmosphere of cooperation between genders. Men and women work hand in hand to shape the future of the country, with an emphasis on mutual respect and collaboration, says Hon. Dr Shamsa Masoud Nasser Al Sheibani, member, Omani State...
by B&W Oman | Oct 17, 2024 | Purple Page
“The status of an Omani woman has a class of its own,” SHASHEENAH AL FARSI, first Omani woman account manager, Qatar Airways, noted in remarks made to the Purple online.“…and, as we pave the way for our daughters, with faith in our religion and proudly carrying the...
by B&W Oman | Oct 17, 2024 | Featured Articles, Purple Page
The progress of Omani women over the years has been remarkable. And it stands as one of the country’s great success stories, KHAWLA AL AMRI, Ooredoo Oman’s chief people officer, said, in remarks made to Purple online.“From education to employment, we’ve seen...
by B&W Oman | Nov 15, 2021 | Adarsh Madhavan, Purple Page
By Adarsh Madhavan “I am ‘Ummiyyah’(illiterate)”, self declares Dirbibi Al Balushi, 71, when Purple went to meet her in Muttrah Souq recently. Dirbibi is living in acute penury and is trying her best to make both ends meet, but she is heavily weighed down by...
by B&W Oman | Nov 15, 2021 | Purple Page
What’s cooking Badriya?The wonderful aroma that would waft from spice lady BADRIYA AL-HODAR’s home, when she starts roasting some spices in her kitchen, in an experimental bid to find new and delectable mixes, would quite often result in neighbours knocking on her...
by B&W Oman | Nov 15, 2021 | Purple Page
71-year old Dirbibi is Muttrah souq’s lucky charm. On a dreary Monday morning, along with other sellers and early-bird visitors, DIRBIBI AL BALUSHI, 71, shuffles in to Arabia’s oldest marketplaces, Muttrah souq, clutching many tiny packets of sweet tamarind and other...
by B&W Oman | Nov 15, 2021 | Purple Page
In a span of seven years, SAMIYA SINAN MOHAMMED AL JAHWARI, a hiker and coach/training specialist (for ladies and children) lost four very dear and close members of her immediate family. Losing them sent Samiya down a spiral of grief, despair and depression.World of...
by B&W Oman | Nov 15, 2021 | Purple Page
Zainab (* not her real name) was a kid when she started to help her fisherman father. And for several decades she continued in the same vein. Even when she married another fisherman from her village in Musannah, her prime job was to support him. But a coastal women...
by B&W Oman | Nov 15, 2021 | Purple Page
As a portion of the world’s population age, there is a need to figure out how their children (of the elderly) are going to provide them — their ageing loved ones — with increasingly complex care. It is only when we experience it that we begin to fathom the...
by B&W Oman | Nov 15, 2021 | Purple Page
In the hot, desert climate of Buraimi, some 300-plus kilometres away from Muscat, you would not believe that you would bump into a bright, young Omani woman who is always buzzing around town like a bee, doing what she knows best: volunteering; helping women become...
by B&W Oman | Nov 15, 2021 | Purple Page
Why do we need any reasons to protect our own property, asks Aida Al Jabri, one of the Sultanate’s first few Omani marine conservationists. Called a ‘wonder woman’, having trained 120 marine rangers, and working all hours for the cause of the marine environment...
by B&W Oman | Nov 14, 2021 | Purple Page
“Women bring higher emotional intelligence to the workplace. Female leadership stood out on the global stage during COVID, like New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, Germany’s Angela Merkel, and Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-Wen. “(Therefore), it is clear that women can be particularly...