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Ramadhan holds a special significance for Muslims all over the world. Besides being the month of fasting, one of the five key pillars of Islam, it marks a different school of learning. It brings...

Despite having laws, regulations and tremendous efforts made by the Ministry of Social Development, as a key stakeholder, to control child abuse cases, a significant number of children and young...

Shouldering the responsibility of a certain profession is not always limited to minding the list of must-to-do tasks and duties. Rather, it sometimes goes beyond that, especially when it comes to a...

Bookworms never go to bed alone, but with a book on their chest! This is a fact that metaphorically reflects how passionate are book lovers about reading. Perhaps, most of them regard reading as a...

Teachers are the ones because of whom we are today! They are the ones who first inspired people to have dreams and dream who they would to be in future. Their most common question to students was...

Life challenges keep emerging every now and then; regardless how big or small a challenge is, it marks a part of life experiences. Though challenges are not always serious ones, they are matters that...

Child Abuse is a very critical social issue due to the remarkable increase in number of cases reported by the Ministry of Social Development in the Sultanate of Oman. This needs highlighting the...

Undoubtedly using social media stands as one of the most influential factors to change public attitudes, especially when hiring celebrities, public figures or bloggers as influencers or ambassadors...

Life is like a play performed in the theatre where you play your role with other people who have different characters. However, it becomes difficult when you have to interact with people of dissimilar...

Child abuse marks a critical social and health issue all over the world. It is simply defined as a maltreatment of a child below 18 years old by an adult, a parent, a caregiver or someone else....

The significance of books in one’s life cannot be denied of course! In fact, books stand as the best friends for people at all times. A renowned Chinese proverb states, "A book is like a garden...

Over the past three years, the day, January 11, brought simultaneously mixed feelings of deep sadness and happiness. Though all Omanis were mourning the death of the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who...

“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step,” Martin Luther King said. Tip toe if you must, but take the step. Likewise, as 2023 has just kicked off, one has to take the...

Nobody can change the direction of the wind, but we all can adjust our sails to reach the destination. Likewise, trees, usually, don’t change their roots, but their leaves. In view of this, whatever...

When everything falls apart in one’s life, only dreams remain. Here one has to remember that only your dreams motivate you to put your life back together and stay ambitious.If dreams die, life will...

Setting up a business is not everyone’s cup of tea of course. Confidence and know-how are the key ingredients.No one will trust you if you do not trust yourself. Of course, customers prefer to do...

Yes, it is human’s instinct to look abnormally to people with unusual shape, appearance or expression! Though such people are called “disabled”, this doesn’t mean that they should be looked at...

Events and festivities go beyond just living the moments of celebration; rather they occur to break the boredom and static rhythm of life. Celebrations, overall, bring peace and joy to individuals and...

Thinking about the future is a concern for all, nations, organisations, societies and individuals alike. None of them is ignoring the future, but striving not to miss it and its surprises. Having this...

The National Day (November 18) marks the day of loyalty and pride of all Omanis for being inhabitants of this great country. It is the day of expressing tribute and gratitude to late Sultan Qaboos,...