Oman
Tribal Politics
Disputes over the dating of Eid al-Adha in southern Oman led to arrests this year, as the minor point of religious observance revealed growing tensions over the place of the country’s tribes in its society and politics, an issue with a deep history and profound ramifications.
The Awakening of Omani Art
A new wave of young Omani artists are unapologetically doing things differently than their predecessors, their work replacing the oil paintings of yesteryear, when depictions of mountains, mosques and historical structures like forts pervaded.
Booker Prizewinner Jokha Alharthi Explains Why Oman Is Fertile Soil for Literature
Jokha Alharthi’s writing is irrigated by the clash of the old and the new in Oman, where the social and physical landscapes have changed dramatically since the 1960s.