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Going to events and parties in Muscat as an Omani girl
Have three years past already? Three years ago my friend B threw a graduation party for her sister in Shatti that was just so colourful, relaxed, and fun (barbeque) and I was just looking through...
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Design deliberations... go dark with the burnished golds of the desert... or...
Right now, I am totally undecided. I am in the middle of my bedroom-set make-over project. As it was, I can't live without a full bedroom set, nor can I make ammends with an ugly Arabic-style one. I...
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Things to do in Oman this half of April
Are you one of those girls who sit at home, waiting for the phone to ring, bored out of your mind, hoping someone, anyone, will invite you to something, anything at all? Â Below, a list of current...
View ArticleQuote from an honourary OPNO girl: taking comfort from driving in Oman?
"I just have to take comfort in knowing that the middle aged  [edited for language] in the BMW who tail gated me will most likely die long before me; probably from something directly related to [edited...
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Oman 1913-1950: Imamate, Sultanate, Muscat and Oman, and Zinj... and what...
FROM AMAZON.COM: "In 1955 the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, southeast of Saudi Arabia on the Arabian Sea, was a truly medieval Islamic State, shuttered against all progress under the aegis of its...
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Another reader shares a look into her home
 A long while ago one of the OPNO girls put up a request on this blog that asked if any of our readers wanted to submit a photo of their home in Oman that we'd be more than happy to post them. These...
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Zanzibar: lost pages of Oman's history
Stonetown, Zanzibar, today.Zanzibar, circa the 1900sEtching of Stonetown in the 1800sOne of the countries I wish were still a part of Oman, is Zanzibar. And the Congo. Wouldn't the Congo be better off...
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Cooking and eating Mexican and Creole food in Oman, just one example of...
The first thing that Omani women always ask me when they find out that I am married to an Omani is "do you know how to cook Omani food?". Because it is assumed that Omani men simply could not endure...
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KHALEEJI DESIGNER ABAYAS: Ta-Marbota from KSA does swinging 60s in their 2013...
Ta Marbota is a Saudi abaya label. Wesbite: www.ta-marbota.com .Their 2013 collection echoes 60s chic, along with Louis Vuitton's somehwat controversial collection [pictured below]. Honestly, I prefer...
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KHALEEJI DESIGNER ABAYAS: Haal Inc. does colour-blocking for its 2013 collection
 Haal Inc, stands for the Arabic word "haal" for the spice, cardamom, basically saying the abaya is a timeless aspect of the GCC culture like that cooking ingredient. From such a timeless name for your...
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Post #1000: a storm in Muscat
This is the blog's 1000th posting. Nothing siginficant to say beyond the fact that the weather is.... well, to describe it...: My sat. dish blew off the roof, a bunch of glass windows blew in at my...
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Horesmanship in Oman
Omani traditional saddle-maker at his craftWith the race season over, I guess I am waiting until National day to see some more Equestrian events scheduled? Anyways, enjoy the gorgeous photos, majorly...
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Why people die in wadis---a video linked to youtube
Alhamdulilah, in all my time in Oman, I've never had anyone I know die in a wadi. But I've known people who very nearly did, or who had a friend or family member who died trying to save someone who was...
View ArticleSome videos of Omani Eid traditions: Al Azwah, and Shuwa
On Eid... some people watch Eid on TV. Which may or may not appeal to you (doesn't to me). Many older Omanis actually sit down to watch Sultan Qaboos pray the Eid salat on the National Channel. I...
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Tourism Proposal: a "fall fair" family fun stye festival for Ad Dhakliyia
I love Muscat Festival and Khareef down in Salalah, but the problem is, none of my friends {Omanis from the Interior} go to these things because of religious reasons. They are against men and women...
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MY OWN PHOTOS: the long weekend
On the long weekend, it was pretty much all about family for this OPNO girl. Hanging out in the courtyard, sipping chai, watching the kids play... Then venturing out to Old Al Khoud where the wadi was...
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