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Aug 28 2024 BOS

Studying Arabic at the Sultan Qaboos College for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers in Manah, Oman was invaluable on an educational and personal level. The experience provided a unique insight int...
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Arabic Language Scheme: Summer of 2024

Aug 15 2024 BOS

Dr Francis Owtram, Gulf History Specialist at the British Library, highlights the further rich archival material and related articles on Oman which has been made freely available online on the Qatar D...
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Letters from Muscat: Accessing Archival Material on Oman held at the British Library

Aug 07 2024 BOS

The British Omani Society granted £5,000 to Outward Bound Oman in 2024. This continued support enabled five field staff to visit and observe best practices at The Outward Bound Trust in the UK, furthe...
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Outward Bound Oman: Feedback from Summer 2024

Jul 30 2024 BOS

The New Labour Law in Oman was issued on 31st July 2023 by Royal Decree 53/2023 and became effective immediately thereafter. Gorvinder Pannu, representing the legal firm Addleshaw Goddard, the 2024 wi...
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Oman's Labour Law: Implications for the employment of foreign nationals and the Omanisation policy

Jul 03 2024 BOS

This article is part of our Member Spotlight series, which are articles written and submitted by our BOS members. This piece is written by BOS member Stefan Noël Hageman who is a development economist...
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Oman's Vision 2040: A Political Economy Perspective

Jun 20 2024 BOS

This delightful exploration of Oman's recent history shares an enchanting window into the vanished world of Oman before the modern age. Through the personal photo archives of the Kapenga Shurdom famil...
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Oman Zaman - Book review by Maggie Jeans

Jun 20 2024 BOS

This ambitious award-winning project, began in 2019 and explores in depth the Omani presence in Zanzibar and East Africa. The name is taken from the House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders, a landmark b...
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House of Wonders - Film review by Maggie Jeans

Jun 13 2024 BOS

Our latest Science Camp, which took place at Hill End Outdoor Education Centre near Oxford during 26-30 May, welcomed Omani environmental scientists for the first time. It was an exciting opportunity ...
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Stories from Science Camp: Welcoming Omani Environmental Scientists

May 30 2024 BOS

The British Omani Society was delighted to host an Omani delegation of business representatives and entrepreneurs this afternoon at 34 Sackville St....
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BOS hosts Omani business and entrepreneur delegation

May 21 2024 BOS

Q&A with BOS guest speaker Robert Baldwin on his lecture "The Unique Whales of Oman"....
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Q&A with Robert Baldwin - The Unique Whales of Oman: History, Mystery and Uncertain Future

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