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A day in Oman through rose-coloured glasses
Sometimes waking up in Muscat is still a daydream. I am so thankful to be here. I know I complain alot about things in Omani culture that I don't happen to like, but I really couldn't imagine living...
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Happy Wednesday Oman
Here's to having a relaxing weekend, inshaAllah. For me that means driving with my husband with no particular destination in mind, camping out under the stars, or staying at home, pin-curling my hair,...
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Omani sayings & proverbs: "don't sell your rug"
Omani saying {this one is actually originally from Zanzibar}: "Don't sell your rug for a carpet that is just passing through". Meaning: be happy with what you have. It is kind of a varient of the...
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Omani sayings and proverbs: "If your friend is honey"
Omani saying: "If you friend is honey don't lick him all up" إن كان صاحبك عسل, لا تلحسه كلهThis one actually gets said to me all the time;). It means don't take advantage of someone's generousity or...
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Omani sayings and proverbs: "He that can't reach the grapes"
Omani saying: إللي ما يطول العنب حامض عنه يقول "He that can't reach the grapes calls them sour". It means, the person that is jealous over something they can't have or of someone else who has something...
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The Simple Life in Oman
Today I am craving a long extended stay in the village. Nothing but slashes and swirls of long coloured dresses, and silver bracelets and necklaces that jingle and chime as we stand for respect as...
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MY OWN PHOTOS: Old Al Khoud, Seeb Corniche, and mandhi in Mabaela, typical...
ON the weekend one of the OPNO girls had a chore to do, and so she ended up in old Al Khoud. As luck would have it this incredible set of ruins was spied from across an almost-marsh-like wadi.Of...
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This summer is going to be a hot one in Oman
Omani beduoin womanGoals for this summer: go to Sharqiyah and visit a Bedouin family MOP is friends with. I want an excuse to hang out sans abaya and wear a birqa and every piece of gold that I...
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Oman overwhelms the senses
I love Oman. I really do. Sometimes I feel my senses just get so overwhelmed. The stress of driving with people who never signal until after they're already in your lane, making coffee and preparing...
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The Topic of Children Abandoned by their Omani fathers?: Marriage Bandits in...
I would like to write this post to inform Muslim and non-Muslims living in Oman and elsewhere about a recent hot topic: Islamic marriage banditry and its effects on the children of such unions, and...
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THINGS TO DO & SEE OUTSIDE OMAN: now that Muscat Festival is over why not...
If you are at all like any one of the OPNO girls, you love getting involved in the culture of the place where you live. We love meeting locals, talking to them, learning their traditions, finding out...
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EVENTS: Omani Girl Tea Party
The invitations were home-made and came with complimentary tea favorsOne event that two OPNO blog contributer's recently attended was a small private Omani girl's (English-style) tea party in Mabaela....
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Going to an Omani wedding: should I bring a gift?
In the context of Western weddings, often when we are invited to a wedding reception party we also bring a gift. Some Western/European brides have lists of potential gifts they would like through a...
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Omani traditional Dress from Buraimi and Musandam: birqas and cute palm frond...
Who doesn't love a designer interpretation of a Bedouin birqa/burqa?And I thought the matching traditional palm-frond-style handbags were the cutest additions.
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Wherever the winds take you.... when in Oman
Today I am just sitting in my office, mulling alot of big news over. One big piece of news is that my Omani husband is going to apply to adopt/foster an Omani orphan here in Oman. What criteria there...
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OMANI FOLKTALES: The King and His Wazir
{photo of the Jail in Nakhl fort by Andy from Andy in Oman}Once upon a time in the lands of Arabia, after the time of Ibrihim (Abraham) but before the time of Sulaiman (Soloman) there lived a King who...
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OMANI SAYINGS/PROVERBS: He put Kohl in her eyes...
Omani saying/proverb: "He put kohl in her eyes---but he blinded her instead." جاء يكحلها عماها It means: When that person who tried to help you makes it so much worse. Happens to me ALLLLLL the time.
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OMANI SAYINGS/PROVERBS: Don't climb too high up your coconut tree
Hehehehe I love this one. It has two meanings and is a proverb from Zanzibar originally. I used to get old this all the time as a child by a funny Omani man from PDO. It goes like this "Don't climb to...
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Traditional GCC style dress; from Musandam/Buraimi regions of Oman, United...
This particular dress is more Saudi then Emirati but the jewelry is typical of the Emirati and Omani via Musandam/Buraimi RegionsMore Buraimi/Musandam/even Emirati (and one could even say Khaleeji in...
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