The arrival board at Muscat Airport reports that the Biman Airlines flight arrived at 00:45 from Dhaka, Bangladesh. “Bags are on the belt,” displays the automated sign board. Then it changes to “Bags are delivered.” I tell Gary Brown that I am going to get a espresso shot at Café Nero. It shouldn’t be too […]
While our regular programs are suspended due to coronavirus, Al Amana Centre is introducing weekly Fireside Chats. These 1-hour conversations are streamed on Facebook Live each Sunday at 8pm GST (12PM EST). Each week we welcome a different guest from our community here in Oman. Our second episode featured Mohammed Alshuaili, long-time friend and Arabic […]
Last week, I took a taxi to go to Casa Blue Café to watch a football game on the big screen. I got to talking with the driver, trying to make small talk with my newly learned Arabic. He asked me what it is I do in Oman. I paused to think. How do I […]
While our regular programs are suspended due to coronavirus, Al Amana Centre is introducing weekly Fireside Chats. These 1-hour conversations are streamed on Facebook Live each Sunday at 8pm GST (12PM EST). Each week we welcome a different guest from our community here in Oman. Our first episode was last night and featured a beloved […]
Earlier this month, Al Amana Centre hosted students from University of Notre Dame in Indiana and University of Notre Dame Bangladesh together for a program called “Holy Crossroads.” For one week, the students engaged in interfaith dialogue, cross-cultural sharing, and experiential learning. The following blog post was sent to us by one of the participants […]
Currently, Oman, like many other countries, is experiencing measures intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. Our schools, mosques, churches, and parks are closed. Entry into the country is very limited, and those coming in will be quarantined. People are encouraged to not go out and interact in anything more than small groups. Driving around […]
I want to start my description of my arrival to Oman by expressing thankfulness. As I’m collecting my thoughts about my first impression of the country while taking a sip of Karak tea, that I managed to order in Arabic from a coffee shop nearby, I’m just overall thankful for this unique possibility to volunteer […]
Greetings from Oman, assalamu aleykum. Kayfa halek, how are you? Zayn, zayn, alhamdulillah. I am well, praise God. Shu ahbarekh? What are the news? Kayfa hosh wa bosh? Bi hayr, alhamdulillah. How are your goats and cows? They are well, praise God. My Arabic teacher taught me that in Oman, it is polite to ask […]
I share with you an abridged version of a paper I presented at a seminar held at Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh last year. While we speak of the message and ministry of reconciliation amongst ourselves, we need to share this message and enact this ministry with persons of other faiths. Speaking to a […]
It is with very great regret we have today received news of the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. He has been a visionary and just leader of the Sultanate of Oman since 1970. He has guided this country towards prosperity and stability and also been a leader in of the whole world […]