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Good role models are essential to our children and young people, for as former basketball superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once said, “As a parent, I have a job as a role model for my children, and by...

As we see global equilibrium challenged by a geopolitical ‘new order,’ where civilisation, as we know it, is being challenged to accept that threats of brute force and violence matter more than...

How is it that a nation that so wants to be everybody’s friend, loved and admired by all, can be so fickle, so dismissive, so selfish, so careless, and so... brutal? In the same way that personal...

Most mornings, between 4.30 am and 5.30 am, I wake up, thanking God for that small mercy, I’m not particularly religious, but as at any time of life, I am grateful for each day on top of the ground,...

Having always enjoyed reading, I consider myself incredibly fortunate, as it has allowed me to pursue careers in journalism and education, and specifically instruction, teaching and lecturing.The...

It was the Aragon’s King Ferdinand II and the Castilian Queen Isabella I of Spain who sought to unite the many realms existent in their country during the late 15th Century, either through great...

Vince Lombardi, the outstanding Green Bay Packers American Football coach of the 1960’s, a ‘locker room legend’, provided philosophies, many of which transcend the sporting domain, and often...

Oh look, I’m going to be a devil’s advocate this week, in looking at the diabolical extremes of GP surgeries, not so bad in the Sultanate of Oman, but horrible in the UK health system. Still,...

To celebrate 2025 and the promise for 2026, I want to focus on a rarely seen facet of Oman’s burgeoning global identity, which is the quality and respect held for its diplomatic service. A diplomat...

I sometimes feel that we are complex beings, capable of much more than we either achieve or demonstrate, and that it is because we tend towards response rather than being more the sum of our...

I saw a brilliant post on my Facebook page the other day. It went like this... “Another day has passed, and I haven’t used this: (a+b)²=a²+2ab+b²”. And it got me to thinking... How many of us...

The classroom is a difficult environment in contemporary, first world, educational environments. Just ask any teacher. In fact, just ask any learner. TES, the respected mouthpiece for the education...

Where are the best leisure holiday destinations around the world today? I guess it very much depends on who is going, doesn’t it? Maybe just two of you, a couple? Maybe a family? Maybe a group of...

Artificial Intelligence, otherwise known as AI, has unlimited potential; however, if you think about it, unlimited doesn’t hold a candle to the potential that exists for the manipulation of the...

The 34-year-old Ugandan-born Indian, the immigrant son of a Columbia University professor and a decorated film-maker, is a true anachronism in today’s world. After all, how did he ever emerge from...

Ruling and steering a nation towards affluence and social responsibility is rarely easy. However, given the religious and cultural imperatives, and the tribal societal dynamics, it probably comes...

If you’re anything like me, you can’t look at food without putting on weight. But also, if you’re like me, you detest diets, can’t stand so-called health foods, and things that are ‘good for...

Everybody wants to be an entrepreneur, be a ‘businessman', and become a millionaire, or at least become rich with all the trappings that go with it. But how many have the skills, qualities and...

Optimism is a wonderfully emotive quality, and particularly in respect of the new Israeli/Gaza/Palestinian dynamic, it is reassuring given wider humanitarian perspectives, and with global peace now...

If you’re my age, you will look around you now and see so many things that were never even thought of when you were younger, and if not inconceivable, then unbelievable seems inadequate. Online...