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Learning a foreign language is often a daunting task, but our ninth-grade English teacher, John from Sudan, had a unique way of making it more than just an academic exercise. He transformed our...

The saying ‘one person’s loss is another person’s gain’ rightly describes the current global war for talent. Over the past year, many highly skilled professionals — scientists,...

‘Since when do you enslave people when their mothers give birth to them free?’ This powerful question, posed by Caliph Umar ibn Al Khattab in the 7th century, resonates across the ages as a...

How will you measure the success of your city? In his book “How Will You Measure Your Life?” the late father of Disruptive Innovation, Professor Clayton Christensen, emphasised the importance of...

Salalah offers a distinctive blend of modernity, connectivity, natural serenity, cultural richness, and spiritual depth, making it an exceptional destination for weddings. Renowned for its unique...

What can you get for 300 baisa, equivalent to around $1, in Salalah, in Dhofar in the Sultanate of Oman? From experience, you will get the warmest welcome by the vendors of one of the many food and...

Humanity keeps learning that to heal from any inevitable trauma of betrayal, all we need is faith, personal and spiritual growth, and resilience. This timeless lesson is beautifully encapsulated in...

In today’s era of digital transformation, AI and evolving workplace dynamics, performance management systems like Ejada, which means excellence in Arabic language, play a significant role in guiding...

Every year, July 4 is rightfully held in high regard by hundreds of millions from various faiths across the world. On July 4th, 1187 CE, Saladin (1137-1193) the first Sultan of Egypt, the Levantine &...

There is a thought-provoking saying about balancing work, income, and progress that states, “there is no taxation without representation.”Estonia, a nation with a similar population to the...

Eid Al Adha is a meaningful annual reminder of the many blessings of family, friendship, food, shelter, and safety that we enjoy. It is a time for reflection and gratitude, a moment to pause and...

Unless one is living under the air conditioner for the whole day, we can all notice that climate change is making our weather conditions more extreme. While this is making summers hotter everywhere,...

It is almost as 2024 is refusing to go down in history as just another year in our calendar. Nothing can prove this more than at least seven upcoming elections, that will determine directly the...

The more I learn about Iran, the more I realise how little the world understands one of its greatest civilizations. My fascination with Persian culture began in childhood when I discovered that the...

In the middle of widening global frictions between a global north and global south, two of my least favorite terms, the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council (AGCC) appears to be doing resilience and...

Just as the hands that rock the cradle rule the world, the President that sits in the White House rules the world. This is because for the past thirty years the United States of America has become the...

For more than a millennia, top global schools and universities have always carried the torch of setting the agenda of current and future generations of leaders.Starting with the oldest universities in...

Gaming and gamification have been among the most trending concepts in the emerging markets because of the way the brain of the youth population around the world is evolving.Video games market alone is...

The year 1959 is one of the most memorable years in the memory of people in the Sultanate of Oman, especially in my home Governorate of Dhofar, where it is known as Sanat al Ghraiqah or the the year...

When was the last time you imagined our world as experienced by those who are differently abled? For example, how do people with hearing impairment feel in public events? How would you describe nature...