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Wednesday.... not the weekend.
This morning I woke up and I thought, yaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! Today is Wednesday!!! But slowly, on the drive to work, as the coffee kicked in it was like, oh, no, yeah, Wednesday is not the weekend anymore....
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This Ramadan and Eid upcomming
I always feel a little left out on Eids because my Arabic is so bad. I celebrate a traditional-Omani style Eid. That means going to the village, wearing new dresses and abayas, going visiting, eating...
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Decoration, Craft and Baking Ideas for Ramadan and Eid
This post is all about ways to get kids and yourself into the mood for Eid and Ramadan, with baking, craft, and decorating inspirations. Another OPNO girl posted a similar post here 1.)...
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Creepy Guys in Cars part deux
Guys in Arab countries are creepy, or can be (sorry to all the good practicing Muslim brothers out there or simply decent dudes). Reading this post...
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OMANI TRADITIONAL DRESS: Muscat Burqa, circa the late 1800s to early 1900s
This is probably a form of dress you won't see in Muscat anymore. I think it has died. Muscat traditional dress used include a burqa face mask. It wasn't a "Bedouin-only thing" as many Omanis...
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the Omani blogosphere gets a smackdown review from Muscat Jet Driver
MJD is back http://www.muscatjetdriver.blogspot.com/2013/05/cant-keep-quiet-anymore.html and even though the OPNO blog gets a scathing review I still am pleased because we need JD. K, so mainly this...
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Ramadan & Eid displays from hotels and malls in the GCC
Any one whose knows this particular OPNO girl knows that my brief career with the fashion industry involved designing stores and add campaigns... and began with window displays. Sadly, never once in my...
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a rant post to do with culture in the smallest way possible, but mainly just...
Today is a rant post. I am going to rant about women married to local GCC guys who converted to be Muslims just to get married or be accepted by their families, and become, like, the most culturally...
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Sinaw versus the Ministry of Housing?
Apparently locals in Sinaw had a big row with the Royal Oman Police (ROP) the other day when protesting due to corruption in the Ministry of Housing. Apprarently a big big big big big chunk of land was...
View Article"I don't want to get the smell of paint on my abaya" ha ha ha hilarious
Now understanding that she can't do with away with the old guard at the Ministry of Education (questionable individuals some of them) the current Minister of Health announced she would be visiting a...
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Loving and Dying...In Oman
There are a lot of things to consider when you marry outside of your culture. Love alone doesn't cut it sometimes. For sure, if you have found your one-and-only true love and are able to settle in his...
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Buckle Up Oman
People who says "Allah willed it" to make someone/themselves feel better after a horrible car accident in Oman that happened because a. reckless driving, b. speeding, c. no car seats for children or...
View ArticleHaving Loved and Lost in Oman-Divorce
Divorce is a dislikedbut not-sinful thing for Muslims. Divorce happens. Yes, even in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University is currently doing research into the effects of the growing divorce rate in Omani...
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DAILY DIARY: Top Bloggers Dinner
There was a blogger's dinner hosted by the Intercon a couple of days back now that two of our contributors headed out to along with a lot of other great bloggers we follow.We attempted to remain...
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The use of the photo for the "Maid to suffer" article in Y Magazine, and we...
The image above is a photo used in a Y magazine article about abused Ethiopian housemaids in Oman, and human trafficking well worth a read http://www.y-oman.com/2013/05/maid-to-suffer/. Andy in Oman...
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