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In the News (Thu 21 Aug 08)

  
  omani places to see and visit
Several interesting museums are popular with Omani schools children and visitors to the Sultanate.
The Omani Museum, established in 1974 at Medinat al-Alam, has been renovated and is now distinguished by a massive wooden entrance door in the Omani tradition.
The surroundings have been improved and the layout of exhibits re-arranged and expanded.
www.omaninfo.com /oman/places.asp   (1405 words)

  
  Traditional Omani Food
It is fairly simple, but by using various marinades and impregnating meat with spices, the result is a mouth-watering concoction which stimulates the tastebuds.
Omani cuisine is also distinct from the indigenous foods of other Gulf states and even varies within the Sultanate's different regions.
However, one delight that remains a symbol of Omani hospitality throughout the country are the ubiquitous dates, served with khawa, or Omani coffee.
www.omanet.om /english/culture/omani_food.asp?cat=cult   (881 words)

  
  International Parental Child Abduction Oman
Omani courts do not, as a general rule, award custody of "dual national" (U.S./Omani) children to an American mother or father, even one who is Muslim.
The Omani court can sever a mother''s custody if it determines that the mother is incapable of safeguarding the child or of bringing the child up in accordance with the appropriate religious standards.
Children of Omani fathers automatically acquire Omani citizenship at birth and must enter and leave the country on Omani passports even if they are entitled to hold the passport of another country.
travel.state.gov /family/abduction_oman.html   (1688 words)

  
  Oman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bureaucracy and corruption are growing problem in the Omani government, partly because of a lack of fixed terms or qualifications for senior posts, and partly because all government funding is controlled by the Ministry of Finance, creating a severe operational bottleneck.
The majority of Omanis are Arabs, although there are sizable Baloch and Swahili minorities.
Foreigners illegally in Oman are housed in detention facilities and immigration officials have no screening procedure to distinguish illegal migrants from trafficking victims… Although the government pays for illegal migrants' repatriation, it has not established a system of protective services for victims of trafficking.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oman   (2291 words)

  
 From My Omani Journal
Omani girls tend to be quite shy when they first move into their home.
Omanis are often very generous and may invite you over to their houses even after meeting you only briefly.
Omanis are honored to have visitors (and to feed them!) so you can feel free to accept as many invitations as you like.
members.tripod.com /oum_abdulaziz/journal.htm   (8573 words)

  
 Analysis of Omanization
The Omani government claims several reasons for their implementation on the Omanization policy.
Besides ensuring low unemployment rates for Omani citizens, Omanization allows Oman to be self-reliant in human resources by decreasing dependency on expatriates.
In 1993, the time of the first Omani census, more than a quarter of those living in Oman were expatriates.
www.mtholyoke.edu /~deflu20a/classweb/omanization/Analysis.html   (183 words)

  
 Bread & Camels
All through her life in the last 50-odd years, she has been baking the traditional Omani bread and supplying to regular clients on the nearby mountains as well as tourists.Naf'ah's daily chores begin early in the morning when she kneads wheat flour mixed with ghee, a little sugar and salt.
Her major clients are the mountain people of Taqah for whom the bread serves as a main food item during the wet weather.Two types of bread are baked by Naf'ah — the thin variety which resembles kuboos and the other which is almost an inch in thickness.
The thick variety of Omani bread can be preserved as long as a month and is preferred by the mountain people during the monsoon season when they do not leave their abodes for days together.The camels of Dhofar are part and parcel of the households they belong to.
www.nizwa.net /heritage/omanibread/bread.html   (977 words)

  
 Kituo cha Elimu cha Omani = Oman Studies Centre
Nyanja zinazopendelewa ni pamoja na Historia ya Omani kwa upana zaidi, Jiografia, Utamaduni, Uchumi, Sanaa, Sheria, Lugha, Historia ya asili na hata inajumuisha mada ndogondogo, kama vile ukusanyaji wa Stempu na medali za zamani.
Kutoa habari sahihi na za karibuni kabisa kuhusu Omani kwa watafiti, Wasafiri, Waandishi wa Habari na wafanyabiashara.
Maeneo ya Kijiografia yaliyolengwa na Kituo cha Elimu cha Omani ni yale ya Usultani wa leo wa Omani, sambamba na maeneo ambayo kihistoria yalikuwa chini ya Omani.
www.oman.org /sw.htm   (543 words)

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