Rumaitha Al Busaidi (*) Marine scientist; Advocate - environmental youth leadership and women's rights; Founder – WomeX; Award-winning radio presenter Youngest Omani woman on South Pole (OMAN) It’s been 16 weeks (**) and two days since I last flew on a plane,...
Remain calm, positive and patient – and continue to support the needy Azra Aleem Social worker, (OMAN) As a rule, all of us are usually alert to the changes that happen around us. Most often we are quick to smell danger and quickly take steps to safeguard ourselves....
Kadhia Hamid Mohammed Al Nabhani Owner, Jana’en Al-Hamra Private School (*), Al Hamra (**) (OMAN) The Jana’en Al-Hamra Private School is located in Al Hamra, which is a scenic 400-year old town, in the Ad Dakhliyah region in northeastern Oman. For me, this...
Abdulnasir Al Raisi Deputy General Manager, Premier Banking, Bank Muscat (OMAN) The COVID-19 is putting everyone to the test. And, here in Oman, we are also being tested. But, we have risen to the occasion and we will see the end of this dreaded saga. When, is...
Lakshmi Harish Student, Oman Dental College (OMAN) Will our lives ever become ‘normal’? In all likelihoods, it may not! Although we are struggling to keep ourselves alive and adapting to a new virtual world, the chances of getting back to what we were before...
Tarun Sachdeva Regional manager – Asia Fashion Sourcing France (Digital Platform) The world is still in a transition mode – stuck in a stage where it is slowly evolving into a new, post COVID-19, future. But as the virus continues to wreak havoc, and with no signs of...
Siham Ahmed Saeed Rashid Al Riyami Omani writer and educator (OMAN) Who would have ever thought that you would not have to be physically present in a classroom to learn? While many mulled over this possibility and were experimenting with it during the...
Neither do you have to practice social distancing from a tree, nor do you have to sanitise your hands after touching it… Dr Ronin Mulamoottil Abraham Dental surgeon, Modern Dental X-Ray Clinic & Orthodontic Centre Kannur, (INDIA) Thankfully now the monsoons’ have...
Rahma Al Hashmi Customer experience manager, Oman Post (OMAN) “Be careful what you wish for, lest it may come true!” (*). This is one saying that may resonate with some of us because sometimes we may hanker for something and when we do get it, we will find out that it...
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...
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...
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...
