author - oman observer

Close your eyes for a moment and picture a blank page. Empty, yet filled with potentials. One word on that page can light a spark like a flame in the darkness, setting off a chain reaction of...

Through lifespan, there are births that mark the beginning of a life, while others mark the rebirth of humanity. Over 1,400 years ago, on a quiet night in the desert of Mecca, a child was born who...

Mornings are more than just a time to wake up. They provide a strong opportunity to set the tone for your entire day. Perhaps the first 30 to 60 minutes after you wake up can influence your mood,...

There are stretches of roads in every town where flowers never grow. People say roads connect us, but nowadays, many lead to one place: silence. Not the silence of peace, but the silence that follows...

There is always a storm in the soul of youth — not a storm that destroys, but one that clears the sky. A wild and necessary force that sweeps away the dust from the windows of a world grown too...

Imagine walking into a grand concert hall. The lights dim, the audience gets quiet, a maestro lifts his stick, and then, a single instrument begins to play. After that, the same notes start to echo,...

Life doesn’t always arrive with flowers in hand. Instead, sometimes, it knocks on your door with a storm in its eyes and mud on its shoes. It doesn’t ask permission and doesn’t wait for you to...

In a world that often glorifies hustle culture and long working hours, taking a holiday can feel like a guilty pleasure. Many people usually spend so much of their life trying to be useful and always...

Life rarely knocks. It storms sometimes with thunder, other times with sunshine. One moment, you are sipping your morning coffee in peace; the next, you are blind-sided by a challenge or...

Around the world, there are cities that breathe history while others bleed it. Gaza experiences both. Today, the wind that moves through Gaza’s crushed streets carries more than dust; it carries...

The skies over the Middle East darkened with more than smoke a couple of weeks back. They dimmed with fatigue, a sense of cruelty, and the stressful truth that once again, two nations had danced to...

Some years arrive like parades — loud, bright, bustling with fireworks and clock towers. But the New Hijri Year arrives not with noise and celebration, but with reflection and the sacred stillness...

A long time ago, a child was born into a world of questions. And once upon a day, there was a man who carried the sky. He did not wear armour or have a sword. He didn’t chase applause or seek the...

A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place, one that often leads to deep personal transformation. After such a journey, the pilgrim returns to daily life, but never quite the same. A pilgrim is, quite...

Eid is a joyous occasion that brings people together to celebrate life’s blessings with loved ones. Such festive days of celebrating Eid offer an opportunity to share happy moments with family,...

Some journeys in life are not measured in miles but in meaning. Such is the nature of pilgrimage; it is not merely a trip, but a calling. It invites you to step into the unfamiliar and walk a path...

There is a kind of magic in the relationship between brothers. Not the fancy kind, but something stronger and more permanent. It is formed not in heroic moments, but in everyday memories like the...

If you walk down the quiet corridors of any hospital in the early hours of the morning, you will likely pass someone moving with a clipboard in hand, eyes alert and heart wide open. They are not...

You are not the same person you were a year ago or even a week ago. You are constantly learning, evolving and adapting as life unfolds around you. While you cannot control everything that happens, you...

In the quiet of early morning, when the city is still yawning awake, a different kind of rhythm begins. It is the clang of hammers on steel, the vibration of tractors across golden fields, the steady...