The Omani Women’s Day is a tribute to the ongoing progress; collaborative effort between men and women in Oman’s development, says ZAINAB AL-FAZARI, media and communication, Authority for Public Services Regulations.“The success we celebrate reflects our commitment to...
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...
“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...
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 women...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
