author - oman observer

International Women’s Day is approaching with much marketing hype about love, dinner celebrations, and expensive gifts. Women deserve all this and more.Not many decades ago, women had a legal...

Using a mobile phone without Internet access is an unusual experience. Most of us are fortunate to have several providers offering tempting benefits to lure subscribers. Many of us carry multiple...

Taking photos of places and then returning to document changes is one of the activities I enjoy. I drive across the country looking for new roads, buildings, and community growth. It is like throwing...

Young adults, grownups, and even children can name celebrities and brands, but they cannot name flowers, plants, or stars. While social media provides connectivity, it is also changing our perceptions...

Young adults, grownups, and even children can name celebrities and brands, but they cannot name flowers, plants, or stars. While social media provides connectivity, it is also changing our perceptions...

A few days into 2024, and events already seem bizarre. Starting with Israel’s promises to continue military operations in Gaza and Russia’s promise of a continuous offensive against Ukraine, to...

It is comical when it should be serious. It is hurtful when it should provide solace. I have read over and over about the 75th anniversary of Human Rights Day and its proclamation that every human...

The spread of boycott campaigns on the Internet against brands or Western companies supporting Israel’s actions against Palestinians demonstrates an awareness of political consumption in which...

The conflict in Gaza, as with other recent conflicts, highlights the dangers of disinformation. It has become harder to separate the wheat from the chaff in communication, journalism, propaganda, and...

It was heartbreaking. I would have been entitled to compensation for emotional distress and age discrimination if it had occurred in some other countries.People can be dispensable through war,...

The eerie silence from many countries towards the condoned genocide happening in Gaza says more than any word. Why the silence or the velvet-toned condemnation of the violence? Humanity is reaching...

The empowerment of women is multifaceted. The several layers, from intellectual development to looks and attitude, show the complexity of the species. Women live in bubbles of their own. They are...

Does it matter that news reporting has lost its essential quality? With a few exceptions worldwide, journalism reporting is becoming a playfield of grandeur and superlatives, filling the eyes but not...

It is undeniable that private life is becoming difficult. More than ever, we are reshaping relationships and the way we engage with our family, friends, and businesses.The massive amount of...

Plastic pollution on the human heart! Plastic in the bloodstream! We are more contaminated than we realise. Who is to be responsible for the shreds of plastic found in my piece of bread?Either poor...

Birds weren’t aware of the colour wheel and the mysterious language of colours. The scarlet macaw, the rainbow lorikeet, or the flame bowerbird are examples of nature working with Aquarelle. Should...

Would the most significant works of literature, such as "The Epic of Gilgamesh," "The Odyssey," and "The Philosophical Epigrams," have survived in the age of modern media and censorship?Intellectuals,...

While digital life moves quickly, other, less visible developments are also taking place. Our attention span being fragmented is one of these changes, and the impact on culture is another.Randomly, I...

During the Eid holidays, it was enjoyable to drive around Muscat and the surrounding districts to see how development is changing the areas. There are so many new residential buildings, shopping...

Oral hygiene needs a larger scale of attention. It involves more than just being conscious to wash your teeth and using dental floss. It has to do with changing lifestyles.Dental care is a financial...