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...
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...
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...
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 19 have...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 sides! All...
