I am a broadcaster/ journalist join me as we explore the world from my perspective.  Would love to hear what you have to say too.

Just interviewed Fatma Rahbi. She is a designer who specialises in Omani sscarves and Abayas. But she and her friend Nawal Al Abdusalam are planning a great event for Creative Learning Centre, which is a learning centre for children with special needs. Together they are arranging an open day on Wednesday May 26th, Thursday 27th and Friday 28th, 2011 from 4 pm till 10 pm. Free entry and you can shop. Kids have games and fun. Support the cause.

Nabil Al Busaidy is an adventurer from Oman.  He is the frst Arab to reach the magnetic North Pole.  He has been onto many other expeditions.  But he says his toughest was crossing the Atlantic.  He and the team members crossed it rowing.  He shares with us his ordeal, experiences and reflections on our program Guest of the week on 90.4 FM, Radio Sultanate of Oman.  It is on air at 18:00 hrs (6:00pm) Oman Time April 26, 2011.

Just met and interviewed the artist Jorge Agueler Agon. He is from Spain. He was in oman exhibiting his work at Bait Al Baranda. Amazing work. This is his seventh world tour with his work. Truly an inspiration!

The tour of oman starts on February 15th 2011 coinciding with this year’s Muscat Festival.  It will have six stages and the cyclists  will cover 848 kms.  128 of the world’s best cyclists are participating .  There are 16 professional teams competing.  Most od the cyclists have just come from Tour of Qatar.  This year the Muscat Municipality have added a new route – Jabal Al Akhdhar.  A tough climb.

Muscat Festival has something very special this year – Omani Food Festival! The Omani Tourism College is putting up the whole menu. Coconut rice, King fish with cocounut sause, Shuwa, baked chicken with herbs and Omani spices and so on. You must have heard about Umm Ali, but what about Umm Salim with Salalah fruits? Chef Isa, the celebrity chef of Oman will have his live show on location for seven days. It is happening at Qurum Nature Park, one of the venues of Muscat Festival 2011. You can be there by 7pm.

Do you remember our celebration on Radio Oman 90.4 FM about the forty years Anniversary of Oman’s Renaissance? The winners were declared and they were to win designer Silk Chiffon scarves from Naseej Oman – Oman Textiles Mills. Then we had an idea. Naseej Oman let me come up with a design and they would print it exclusively for the winners. I searched my brain on what would be appropriate and told them about the design on the the pillars of Al Baleed – the fascinating archeological park in Salalah. And see what they came up with! Here I am enjoying the glory and sharing a moment with one of our winners.

Hi there!  Hope the new year has been good to you so far!  Muscat is having an air of celebration because we are having the Muscat Festival right now.  Radio Sultanate of Oman 90.4 fm has a live show from Qurum Nature Park every night from 8 to 9pm.

The laser show is at the same venue and that starts at 9pm.  Yesterday we had lovely guests from Holland and Norway.  It was awesome to listen to their experiences in Oman.  They have been exploring the valleys which are known as wadis in Oman, the mountains and the desert.  I hope to post pictures of the muscat festival soooon.  The festival is on until February 24.