Visitors to Masirah, the Sultanate of Oman’s largest island, off the east coast of the country, are often bowled over by its wild beauty. Many visit the island because it offers avenues for watersports,...
PURPLE SPECIAL EDITION 2021
PURPLE SPECIAL EDITION 2021 - Come, be part of the lives of some iron women of Oman – just simple, ordinary womenfolk, who were not afraid to be themselves, who refused to remain what they were and decided...
Issue 92 – Know dementia, Know Alzheimer’s Sept – Oct 2021
Every September, people come together from all around the world to raise awareness and to challenge the stigma that persists around dementia. And the theme for World Alzheimer's Month in...
Ooredoo rolls-out springboard programme to women’s incubators across Oman
MUSCAT - In its ongoing efforts to empower women across the Sultanate, and in collaboration with the Omani Women’s Association, under the Ministry of Social Development, Ooredoo has dedicated its upcoming Springboard programme to graduates from its women’s...
Purple Oct 2020
HOFA Gallery and ADA presents ‘Mother of Mankind’ an all-female group exhibition
LONDON - HOFA Gallery and ADA \ contemporary art gallery (Accra, Ghana) are set to premiere an all-female group exhibition titled ‘Mother of Mankind’ which showcases the rich cross-continental dialogues around the subject of black femininity; how it is created,...
33 percent of women afflicted with breast cancer in Oman report late: study
MUSCAT – A study conducted by some specialists in the Sultanate shows that 33 percent of women who suffer from breast cancer report late (usually after the disease enters the third or fourth stage), despite the fact that they were aware that their chances of recovery...
European Union supports UNFPA for lifesaving aid to women, girls and the displaced in Yemen
SANA’A– Nearly half a million of the most vulnerable women and girls in Yemen will receive emergency relief, life-saving reproductive health and mental health services thanks to a EUR 6 million humanitarian contribution from the European Union (EU) The funds...
