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The 2025 International Booker Prize has been awarded to writer Banu Mushtaq, for her collection of short stories ‘Heart Lamp’ which was translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi. Being the most...

There is no doubt that education at every level is seeing unprecedented levels of challenges. They are facing us in many forms: challenges in technology, changing employment opportunities, shifts in...

There is no doubt that there are major challenges facing education at every level today. These include aligning education with market requirements, the unprecedented challenges of technology,...

The 29th edition of the Muscat International Book Fair has just concluded, with over 650,000 visitors having shared in the rich and vibrant atmosphere of the event, according to officials. The central...

The very cheerful spectacle of children rummaging through colourful books amidst crowded stalls is a very heartening one, considering that there is so much skepticism about youngsters not engaging...

If there is a definitive word for the first quarter of 2025, it is tariffs. Everybody is talking about it. That is because nobody really knows what the implications of the rapidly changing, on-today,...

As Oman celebrated the Eid break, almost everyone spent their time with family and friends, some travelling and some in the comfort of their homes.However they spent their break, digital devices must...

While Ramadhan is a period of faith and community bonding, it is also a time when one’s daily routine substantially changes, with more focus on nighttime activities and a changed eating pattern.This...

A time of prayer and spiritual reflection, Ramadhan has always been a period of community togetherness as families and friends gather to share meals, pray together and engage in spiritual...

As International Women’s Day was celebrated last week, the focus has largely been on noting the successes of women in leadership roles, entrepreneurship, and other traditionally male dominated areas...

Ramadhan is a time of devotion, charity and spiritual introspection. It is observed in diverse ways in different parts of the world. Still, the literary and artistic manifestations across time reflect...

As Oman celebrates Teacher’s Day on February 24, it is an occasion to celebrate their pivotal role in developing young minds and remaining a source of knowledge, motivation and inspiration. But an...

It might seem self-evident to state that students should be at the centre of any teaching philosophy. But traditionally, teaching has mostly been teacher-centric, with information being passed on to...

While conventional wisdom is that the rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms will stifle creative industries, studies are showing that it is not such a simple equation. If anything, AI...

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) community has been in a hyperactive mode in the last few weeks with the introduction of DeepSeek, the Chinese AI platform that is said to be far more efficient than...

We are now all familiar with the power of long-form podcasts to influence public policy and thought. They are now considered responsible for determining election outcomes in more than one case. If...

As a millennial, the works of classical writers like Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, or Omar Khayyam seem to be nothing but tales of a long lost past. For succeeding generations like the Gen Zs, these must...

The recent Royal Directive to name the important national roads of Oman with significant personalities of Oman’s history gives an important insight into the role of appropriately naming public...

It is that time of year again – New Year resolutions are made, only to be broken within a few days. That is because we often set unrealistic goals for ourselves and give up because it is too...

While fiction often imagines the world as it could be, non-fiction writing reflects our world as it really is — with all its complications and anxieties. The non-fiction of 2024 is no different....