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Dr Ash Parton is a paleoenvironmental scientist with interests in the dynamics and periodicity of long-term climate change in drylands, and the potential effects of such changes on human populations. In particular, his research focuses on the Arabian Peninsula and has helped to develop our understanding of early human population movements out of Africa and through the Saharan-Arabian Desert belt. Ash joined Mansfield College, University of Oxford in September 2015, where he became a lecturer in physical geography.In this podcast, Ash discusses the importance of palaeoclimatology not only to understand our earliest ancestors, but also mapping the evidence of climate change today. Ash also touches on his ongoing research with Simon Underwood and recalls his fondest memories of Oman._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Dr Rumaitha Al Hosni is an Extraordinary Junior Research Fellow in Physiology at Queen's College Oxford. Rumaitha spent the first 15 years of her life in the coastal city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, followed by a few years in Oman, before moving to the UK in 2011 to pursue higher education. In this podcast, we ask her about her experiences of London, Oxford, Dar Es Salaam, and Muscat, while also finding out more about her incredible work in ion channel physiology and pharmacology._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In this episode of the Anglo-Omani Society podcast we are pleased to welcome Muamir Al-Hasny. Muamir is managing director at Muamir Design & Engineering Consultancy. After graduating from Sultan School Muamir earned degrees in Mechanical and Construction Engineering before working in his current role. His company has been behind the development of amazing projects that span private, commercial, and civil construction. In this podcast, we speak about his career, the incredible projects his company works on, and Oman's unique approach to architecture and engineering in the Gulf. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In this episode, we speak with Maha Al-Habsi. Maha graduated from Sultan Qaboos University in 2016 from the Economics and Political Science College. Unsure and not confident as to what her next step was Maha enrolled in a course headed up by Outward Bound Oman. She was then discovered by Mark Evans, the incredible force behind everything that goes on there, and ended up joining the team in January 2018. She began as a business manager and is now head of business development and is now an all-around ambassador of all the work they do. In this podcast, we discuss what led her to join, how her path happened, as well as the amazing work they are doing at Outward Bound Oman. 

Elizabeth Davis is an Indian artist in Oman who recently came to the forefront of the Omani art scene. She is the recipient of the National Talent Search Scheme Award, a university topper for her Bachelors & Masters, a Marine Biologist and former banker, she seems to have forayed into various fields before settling down to her one true passion – Painting! From having a fantastic art department in school, she has furthered her artistic career by doing various courses with famous international artists to hone her skills and reach where she is. Last year she was a winner at the ‘Masterpiece Oman' competition held by the Anglo Omani Society. Having lived in Muscat for almost 30 years, Elizabeth's work reflects her love for this amazing country, its awe-inspiring landscape and warm, friendly people.In this podcast, Lydia and Elizabeth discuss the art scene in Oman, Elizabeth's recent work, and the joy of painting.  _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Dr Zahid Al Mandhari is head of Radiation Oncology at Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Centre. After graduating the top of his class from Sultan Qaboos University, Dr Al Mandhari decided to focus on Radiation Oncology and started studying at the University of Alberta where he finished his fellowship. Later he joined the Royal Hospital in Oman as a radiation oncologist before his current role at the soon-to-open Comprehensive Cancer Centre. In this podcast, we explore the development of the Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Centre, its future as it plans to open, and the impact it will have on cancer treatment in Oman._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Colonel (Retired) David Bennett played an instrumental role as the UK's In-Country Project Officer for the UK's Defence Hub at Duqm. He has worked in various countries across the Middle East and is highly skilled in project and operations management, particularly, in the international setting. In 2020, David swapped Duqm for Roland's Castle and began managing the beautiful Stansted Park Estate. A few weeks ago the AOS team had the pleasure of travelling down to his estate and recording the following podcast. In this podcast, Lydia and David discuss the UK's Defence Hub at Duqm, the challenges faced during this project, and David's fondest memories of Oman. 

Dr Smiti Nathan is an archaeologist who researches ancient communities and people in the Al Dhahirah Governorate in Northern Oman and has been working with the Archaeological Water Histories of Oman Project. She is particularly interested in the choices ancient people made regarding food, water, and other resources. Her recent work also focuses on making archaeological research and findings more accessible to broader audiences. In this podcast, we sat down to discuss the project, archaeology in Oman, and how an archaeologist's work is never done. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Hanan Sultan is currently a master's student at the Royal College of Art studying Jewellery and Metal. She is also a recent graduate of Central Saint Martins with a Bachelor in Jewellery Design. Living between Muscat, Dubai, and London, Hanan is passionate about fine art and fashion and finds that jewellery is the perfect middle ground between the two. Her art and design practices are predominantly centred around cultural identity and the human experience of society in relation to this.  She also incorporates traditional and contemporary materials in designing and making jewellery. In this podcast, we discuss her recent Bachelor's collection which is made out of frankincense. You can find her work on her Instagram account: hananmustafas_________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In this podcast, we discuss the unique history of the Gulf, Oman's place within that history, and the upcoming conference at Georgia State University on HM Sultan Qaboos and Oman's fifty-year renaissance.Professor Allen James Fromherz is a historian specializing in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. From 2007 to 2008 he was a Professor at Qatar University and later joined the faculty of Georgia State University where he currently works. Along with research on the Almohad Empire in twelfth-century North Africa and the history of the Mediterranean, Professor Fromherz specialises in the history of the Arabian Gulf. His most recent book Qatar: A Modern History is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the Gulf. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Mohab Ali Al Hinai is a technology enthusiast with over 17 years of experience in the fields of R&D and technology assessment. He co-founded Sustainable Investments LLC, an Omani firm that focuses on introducing cutting-edge technological innovations in the MENA region with a special focus on food security, energy and health. Mohab started his career by earning a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). After joining on as a faculty member at SQU, he went on to earn a master's degree in the same field from Northwestern University followed by a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Delaware.After spending 10+ years in academia, Mohab made the transition to industry where he is leading multiple initiatives to help Oman transition into a more sustainable and circular economy. In addition to his academic credentials, Mohab earned a professional certificate in Financial Planning and Analysis from the University of California at Berkeley followed by a certificate in Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation from Harvard University._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In this podcast, AOS speaks with Daniel Newman Professor and Chair of Arabic Studies at the University of Durham (UK). His research and publications have centred on Arabic geographical and travel literature (with a special focus on Arab travellers to Europe in the 19th century) as well as the 19th-century Arab reform movements in Tunisia and Egypt. In 2009, he was the co-recipient of the World Award of the President of the Republic of Tunisia for Islamic Studies for the book entitled Muslim Women in Law and Society (Routledge, 2007). His research interests also include translation studies, medieval Islamic medicine and Arab food history. His latest book is entitled The Sultan's Feast. A Fifteenth-century Cookbook, which has been longlisted for the Peter Mackenzie Smith Book Prize 2021. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Vice-President of the British Association of Teachers of Arabic (BATA)._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In this podcast we speak with Richard Muir,  a former British Ambassador to Oman (1994-99), about his career and diplomatic experience in Oman. In his career as a diplomat he served in Washington DC and in a number of other Middle East posts including as Ambassador to Kuwait. In London before taking up his post in Oman he was a member of the Foreign Office Board of Management and Chief Inspector of the Diplomatic Service.Richard was Chairman of the Society from 2004 to 2012 since when he has been a Vice President. He is currently Director of the Altajir Trust in London, offering grants and scholarships and producing among other publications a history of the Gulf States: ‘The Emergence of the Gulf States'. He is also Chairman of the Sir William Luce Memorial Fund based at Durham University which focuses on issues of governance in the Gulf States and Sudan._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In this podcast, we speak with Sulaiman Ruqaishi, Head of In-Country Value Business Development at Petroleum Development Oman. We talk about in-country value in Oman, PDO's in-country value projects, and the future prospects and challenges the Sultanate and the wider region face.  Sulaiman Ruqaishi graduated from Sultan Qaboos University in 2005 with a bachelor's in Science and completed a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde. With ten years working at Royal Dutch Shell, and now seven years at PDO, Sulaiman Ruqaishi is an experienced voice within the petroleum development sector.  _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In this podcast, we speak with Janet M. Purdy, the Daniel F. & Ada L. Rice Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow in Arts of Africa at the Art Institute of Chicago. She received her PhD in Art History in August 2020 from the Pennsylvania State University, with a focus on traditional art and architecture of Africa. Her research examines regional vocabularies and visual exchange systems of social and cultural trade networks throughout Eastern and Northern Africa, the Gulf Region, and the Indian Ocean World with a particular interest in the transmission of talismanic patterns and designs and their diverse protective functions across different mediums including textiles, metalwork, jewellery, wood carving, and architectural adornment. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In this podcast, we speak with Mays Al Moosawi, a 26-year old visual artist from Muscat. Mays completed her BA in Illustration at Coventry University which kickstarted her career in becoming a full-time artist.  She focuses on representing the female figure in her artwork, as well as the challenges women from her community experience. In this podcast, we discuss Mays's journey in becoming an artist, the obstacles women face in her society and how she challenges them in her artwork, and some exciting new projects she is currently working on. You can find her latest work on her Instagram profile @maysalmoosawi._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In this podcast, we speak with Dr Harriet Nash, a consultant at the Aflaj Research Unit at Nizwa University and a consultant hydrogeologist. Her work within the field of hydrogeology has seen her work across the Middle East and Northern Africa for many years including Oman. Her recent research has focused on the falaj system of irrigation and specifically how stars were used for timing the systems across Oman. In this podcast we explore her career and research in Oman, focusing on the fascinating history and heritage found in Oman's falaj system and the variety of timing methods employed alongside it. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In this podcast, Ollie Blake interviews HE Salim al Aufi,  Undersecretary at the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.   This episode explores Oman's hydrocarbon use in a low oil price world, the creation of Energy Development Oman, the country's alternative energy vision and the Sultanate's significant hydrogen ambitions.  We also touch on regulation around energy privatisation, including overseas ownership of assets, and potential energy support to Yemen in anticipation of peace. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Marwa Al Wadhahi is an all-around athlete and the first female weightlifter in the Omani National Weightlifting Team. In 2016 she joined Crossfit, a sport that kick-started her weightlifting career. Marwa is passionate about sport and an adventure enthusiast: the harder the challenge the better. In this episode we talk about Marwa's main achievements in the sporting industry, and what it is like being a young Omani female athlete, her opinions on the national PE curriculum and her future aspirations._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

This podcast explores Oman's transformational journey into the alternative energy sector.  Dr Salim takes us through some of the challenges and opportunities behind Oman's renewables sector and the country's development of wind, solar and hydrogen capacity.  Financing, technological partnership, national strategy, off-take agreements and market creation are all topics touched on in this hugely informative interview. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Abdullah Al Alawi is currently the Learning Programme Designer at YouThinkers and is the writer of two plays: Hot Potato and Omaniyya Enthroned. Hot Potato is a play focusing on a single street in Victorian England filled with characters from the periphery of society. Their humour helps them brave their position in society until the Mayor visits and the narrator switches the roles of the characters for the play's conclusion. Omaniyaa Enthroned tells the story of an intelligent woman whose years of learning help her throw off the oppressive rule of the Portuguese in Oman and liberate Omanis from the cruelties of colonial occupation. In this podcast, we dive into these plays as well as discuss the current and future state of playwriting in Oman and the modern world._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Saleh Al Shaibani is the Director of Career Guidance and Industry Liaison at Modern College of Business and Science, based in Muscat. He started his career at Muscat International Airport in 1982 as an Aviation Engineer and went on to manage the operations of Air Navigational Systems.  He is also a freelance journalist for local, regional and international media.  His journalism work, has over the years made him well connected with both government and business leaders through these connections he now helps young people find jobs. He also counsels students and graduates on challenges they face  from searching for jobs, choosing their career path to setting up their businesses._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Jody Pritt is the Director of International Student & Scholar Services at Georgia State University. Currently, she is studying towards her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her fascination with Oman flourished when she connected with a group of Omani Scholarship students during her time at the University of South Carolina. This introduction inspired her to develop a comprehensive collaboration between Oman and the University of South Carolina. Later this year she will present a paper at the Omani Renaissance Conference at Georgia State University. In this podcast, we explore the unique experience of international education for students and its influence on Oman’s renaissance generally.

Abdullah Zahran Al Hinai is CEO of the National Bank of Oman (NBO), a bank that over the last year has donated over RO 1 Million to the Covid relief fund. Their recent efforts include providing fully equipped ambulances and medical equipment. In this exclusive interview, we discuss the support NBO has given to its customers and the wider country during the pandemic, along with its longstanding charitable and community efforts for Omanis. 

Major General Robin Searby served in the Dhofar Campaign from 1973-175 in the newly formed Armoured Car Squadron. He returned to Oman as the Senior British Loan Service Officer from 2000-2004. In this podcast, he reflects on an extraordinary career in an extraordinary country._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Ali Mohammadi is the founder of OmanTripper, a travel & tour service organization based out of Muscat, Oman. Ali is a chemical engineer by training with degrees from the University of Canterbury and the University of Cambridge and works full-time in Muscat. Besides his demanding job, Ali also runs OmanTripper platform with the objective of offering the most rewarding and authentic travel experiences for visitors to Oman, combining ventures to Oman's hidden gems with a taste of its rich heritage and generous hospitality. Ali is very passionate about nature, the outdoors and photography, and attempts to reflect these passions in the tours offered through his OmanTripper platform. You can check out OmanTripper on www.omantripper.com Ali discusses his reason for offering guided tours, his favourite places, and must see locations!_________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Arabella Dorman is an award winning, internationally renowned artist and one of Britain’s leading portrait painters. Arabella’s work explores the realities of conflict today, its immediate impacts and long-term consequences. She worked as an officially accredited war artist in Iraq and Afghanistan for over a decade, and in more recent years in Palestine, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Arabella enjoys a prominent reputation as a public speaker, fundraiser, and has recently been awarded winner of the Oman Masterpiece 2021. She was listed as one of BBC’s Top 100 Women and Salt Magazine’s 100 Most Inspiring Women. Her humanitarian work has been profiled across national and international television, radio and print, including New York Times, BBC, CNN, Aljizeera, Radio 4, BBC World Service, and featured on the front cover of The Times, The Guardian and The Sunday Times Magazine. Winner of the Global Mosaic Award 2019, and shortlisted for the Arts & Christianity Awards 2019, Arabella’s installations Flight and Suspended have been globally acclaimed in raising awareness about the consequences of war and the forced displacement of people. First premiered in St James’s Church Piccadilly, Suspended toured the UK, and was most notably hung in Canterbury and Leicester cathedrals (2017/18). Suspended is now on exhibit in Thomas’s School Battersea, London. Arabella lives in London with her husband, two children and two Irish terriers._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Masoud Al-Rawahi is a founder and Executive Director at PhzaeRo, a software development and digital consulting company that aims at developing Oman’s digital talent and tech environment. Masoud is also a co-founder and managing partner of Phaze Ventures, an Omani venture capital firm and innovation platform. Masoud has worked and studied internationally and his current position involves partnering with private and public entities across Oman to promote digital innovation. In this podcast we will speak with him about his background and about his transition into entrepreneurship, the challenges facing modern tech environments and Oman’s possible future developments._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Aisha Said Al Shukaili is a Senior Continuous Improvement (CI) coach at Petroleum Development of Oman (PDO). Aisha began her CI career in 2015, and since she has become the first accredited CI coach in PDO and the first female in PDO to be awarded the Six Sigma Black Belt certification.Prior to her career in the petroleum industry, Aisha worked as a Medical Physicist in the radiotherapy department at The Royal Hospital (Oman) for one and half years, after graduating from Sultan Qaboos University with a BSc in Physics and Medical Physics. Before joining the CI function, Aisha was working in PDO as a petroleum engineer in the Petrophysics field for 7 years.Aisha is also a prominent member of the Oman Rare Disease Society and a has a special needs son with Cerebral Palsy, a neurological movement disorder._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Franziska Fay is a postdoctoral researcher at the Research Centre Normative Orders at the University of Frankfurt and from October to December 2020 she was a visiting research fellow at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO) on the Oman Grant sponsored by the Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science.Her research focuses on children and young people, politics, and belonging in Swahili-speaking contexts. Her first book “Disputing Discipline: Child Protection, Punishment and Piety in Zanzibar Schools” will be published by Rutgers University Press in April 2021. Regionally she works in Zanzibar, along the Swahili coast of Tanzania and Kenya, as well as in Oman.She has recently started to work on a new book project, “Living with Absence: Youth Identity and Belonging and the ‘Zanzibar Diaspora’” that foregrounds second and third generation Zanzibari diasporans’ contemporary translocal identity formation. At ZMO, and in the context of this project, she is currently focusing on “Young Omani Swahili-speakers and the Zanzibar Diaspora” to better understand their notions of citizenship, absence and belonging on the diasporic spectrum between the Swahili Coast and Oman._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Description will be: This weeks podcast is in partnership with PDO. Dr Sultan Shidhani joined PDO in 1989 after graduating from the University of Arizona (USA) with a BSc. in Electrical Engineering. Sultan also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Open University (UK) and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Liverpool (UK). After working as a wellsite petroleum engineer for some time, Sultan then became a reservoir engineer first in Marmul and then moved to Yibal. In 1996, Sultan went on a cross-posting assignment in Brunei Shell and worked as a reservoir engineer for the major and very mature Seria and Land fields. Sultan returned to PDO in early 2000 and assumed the role of reservoir engineering section head for the Qarn Alam area and the Gas Asset. In 2003, Sultan assumed the Gas Petroleum Engineering Manager role and contributed to the major gas developments that enabled the significant growth in supply needed to meet the ever-increasing gas demands. In 2010, Sultan was appointed as the Study Centre Manager where he led reshaping and advancing the field development and hydrocarbon maturation works and approaches. Five years later, Sultan assumed the Oil South Petroleum Engineering Manager role, in which he managed the largest subsurface development portfolio in PDO and supported realizing significant potentials. In 2019, Sultan was appointed as PDO’s Petroleum Engineering Function Director. In his current role, Sultan is responsible for the Company’s capabilities in all petroleum engineering disciplines, including reservoir engineering, petrophysics, production geosciences, production technology and production chemistry, including setting standards, processes and tools to support. Sultan is active in supporting community and professional works. He served in the Board of Al Mudhaibi Sport and Cultural Club in the 1990s, was President of the Oman Society of Engineers-OSE (1998-2011), and a member of a number of community committees and initiatives in Al Mudhaibi and Muscat. With such an extensive career we are honoured that we can share Dr Sultan's story as well as enlighten and encourage future engineers._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Manal is a corporate lawyer turned life coach. She's passionate about helping people shift from surviving to thriving through regulating their emotions and clarifying their purpose. She's a self-professed life-long learner, with a Masters in Law and currently pursuing an MSc in Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health.Today we discuss her journey to becoming a coach, what it takes to have a breakthrough, the future of Oman in the realm and why you may need to start focusing on controlling your emotions._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Dr Abdullah Al Bahrani is an Associate Professor of Economics and the director of the Center for Economics Education at Northern Kentucky University. On top of this, he is also an online educator and content producer on a variety of platforms. He is the recipient of numerous awards and his expertise has seen him work with businesses, universities, and policy think tanks in Ireland, Oman, UAE, the United Kingdom, and across the United States. In this episode we discuss Dr Al Bahrani’s journey in academia, his YouTube educational series Coffee With Dr. A, and Oman’s economic changes past, present and future._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Fatma al-Arimi is an Omani journalist, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Media Centre (TMC). In this episode, she discusses why the media scene in Oman is not delivering on what the country needs, remaining independent of government and business, and how to be reliable and trustworthy when prevailing forces are against you. Before establishing The Media Centre llc (TMC) and WAF News (as a news service by TMC), Fatma was Reuters’ correspondent in Oman. She is one of the most followed journalists on social media in Oman and is considered a reliable source of news and information. In 2017, Fatma was recognised as one of the top influencers by Oman’s National Youth Committee.In January 2018, al-Arimi started The Media Centre as an Oman-based information & news hub, with focus on local news, reports and analysis of current economic and social matters. Fatma is also the Editor in Charge of the news service WAF News, the only bilingual independent news website in Oman.Follow Fatma at:WAF website: https://wafoman.com/ (Arabic); https://wafoman.com/?lang=en (English)Twitter: @WAF_om ; @FatmaArimi_________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Malik Al Hinai has been Museum Director of Bait Al Baranda since 2006. He previously was Grand Hyatt Muscat's Marketing Manager (1997-2006), Oman International Bank Marketing Manager (1988-1996) and Royal Guard Brigade Sergeant Major (1980-1985). In this episode, which commemorates Oman's 50th National Day, Malik talks about the sectors in Oman that he has impacted, the most significant moments of the past 50 years and what he envisions for Oman's road ahead._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Today, the AOS is catching up with Saleh and Ahmed, the CEO and CTO of a fintech start-up we’ve been following closely over the last year, Ma’mun. If you’re interested in the story of two homegrown entrepreneurs with a bright future ahead, you’re in the right place._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

In light of Omani Women's Day (17th October) and to highlight the integral role Omani women play in various fields, we are excited to host three exceptional Omani women in different stages of their careers._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Award-winning translator Sawad Hussain talks about bringing Arabic books to life in English, the transgender narrative in Oman’s “The Shadow of Hermaphroditus”, and which Western misconceptions she’s seeking to challenge around the Arabic-speaking world - from the ill-informed negative connotations of “Allah Akbar” to the presence of queer characters. Sawad Hussain is the winner of two English PEN Translates Awards. She co-teaches a workshop on translating Arabic comics at UK secondary schools via the collective 'Shadow Heroes'. Her most recent translation is the Palestinian resistance novella Passage to the Plaza by Sahar Khalifeh (shortlisted for the 2020 Palestine Book Awards), and she is currently translating two Omani books: The Shadow of Hermaphroditus by Badriyya al-Badri and Badria al-Shihi‘s Circling the Embers (working title). She has spoken in numerous webinars, and if you are interested in hearing more about the art of being a literary translator you can search “Sawad Hussain” on YouTube and find her on Twitter @SawadHussain._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Dr Abdullah Al Abri is the Director of EJAAD. EJAAD is a membership-based virtual collaborative platform where industry, academia and government can interact and engage in energy related research and innovation activities to help solve Oman’s most pressing sustainability challenges._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Kamilya’s background in education spans over 20 years. Her parents moved from Oman to Canada and later to the US as practising physicians. She describes her parents are her heroes. “They are the ideal human beings, kind, brilliant souls that dedicated their lives to helping people get better. Not only did they practise medicine and cure diseases but they wanted their practice to continue and they accomplished this through teaching young doctors how to be great ones.”She went on to complete her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Biology. At her time of studying she was unsure of her future and all she knew is that she did not want to be a doctor. It was her now husband who encouraged her to change paths and become a teacher, he expressed how he felt education was most noble of professions and suggested she consider teaching. After her graduation Kamilya went on to obtain her teaching degree. She was a science and math teacher in Austin Independent School District (AISD). She was then handpicked to be a part of a leadership programme which meant attending a two-year programme at the University of Texas in Austin to obtain her Master’s degree in Educational Administration. During her two years at UT she got the opportunity to work as an assistant superintendent of Middle Schools. She went on to become the Vice Principal of a middle school of 2000 students and then as a Principal of an elementary (primary) school in Austin, Texas. She returned to Oman in 2008 and continued her career as Principal at Knowledge Gate International School, Al Hail, Oman & as an Educational Consultant & Director of Operations at Teclution Int’l Seeb Systems. As of 2020 Kamilya has now become the head teacher for New World International School that has opened in Muscat._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Dr Natalie Taylor is a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Girl Guide leader, enthusiastic athlete and was named one of Marie Claire's 'Women at the Top' in 2015. In November 2020, Dr Natalie is embarking upon an incredible adventure with Anisa al Raisi, the pair forming the incredible YallaGo team!YallaGo follows two adventurers embark on a journey of a lifetime, trekking 1,200km across the spine of Oman. UK-born Dr Natalie Taylor and Oman-born Anisa al Raisi will venture from the remote islands of Musandam to the streets of Salalah, aiming to inspire young generations to seek new adventures and reconnect with the visceral world around them. Through teamwork and shared motivation, YallaGo will stimulate, strengthen and solidify the relationship between the two nations.Website: http://www.yallago2020.com/Instagram: @yallago_2020 ; @taylor_ntaylor ; @anisa.alraissiFacebook: YallaGo_________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

The three brothers - Sayyid Omar, Sayyid Adam, and Sayyid Fahar Al-Said take us behind-the-scenes of their exhilarating and challenging entrepreneurial adventure in starting YUZU Agriculture, one of Oman's most exciting new agricultural companies.YUZU Agriculture was founded in 2016 with the goals of transforming the Oman organic produce market in reaching new levels of accessibility, quality, and sustainability.To learn more about them, listen to this podcast or find them at:www.yuzuagriculture.comInstagram @yuzuagriculture_________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Hilal is passionate about education, technology and knowledge sharing. He is the CEO of Salikon, a sustainable community development company and a thought leader in the knowledge sector in Oman. He has worked extensively with the World Economic Forum acting as a global shaper and Steering Committee member. He is an entrepreneur, community builder, educational advocate and project leader with a focus on launching local social enterprises to solving regional and international issues._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Professor Yusra Mouzughi tells the Anglo-Omani Society how she built a pioneering university, leveraging industry partnerships and international collaborations, that enables students to go above and beyond what is expected of them. She talks about what women can do to ensure their success, as well as how COVID-19 has affected education and what the future of the field must look like. Professor Yusra Mouzughi is the Vice-Chancellor at Muscat University. The Vice-Chancellor role involves creating the strategic vision and leading the team to achieve the objectives of Muscat University in a growing and fiercely competitive higher education landscape. Notably, she is also the first female head of a University in Oman. Under her leadership, Muscat University has grown in staff and student numbers and quickly secured a reputation for quality and rigour.Professor Mouzughi worked for over 14 years in the UK higher education sector, and developed a cross disciplinary research profile spanning knowledge sharing and the sustainability agenda. She received her PhD in Knowledge Management from Liverpool John Moores University. Professor Mouzughi has since supervised many Doctoral theses in the broad management area, has numerous publications in the field and is an invited keynote speaker at many international conferences._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Dr Fatma Al Hajri explains behavioural insights, or 'nudge' science, and the exciting new developments planned in Oman. The world's first 'Nudge Unit' was established in the UK in 2010 and its expansion to Oman means facing novel endeavours and targeting different behaviours.Fatma has a PhD in Educational Assessment and Evaluation from the University of Edinburgh (in 2013). She is currently the Head of the Steering Committee of Behavioural Economics in Oman and works in Petroleum Development Oman as an In Country Value Assurance Lead. Fatma has been a member of Oman Vision 2040 and has been working for the Ministry of Higher Education in several positions from Assistant Professor in foundation programmes to the Manager of Market Research Unit. She has published a number of articles in international educational journals. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Sir Alan Duncan was a British Conservative politician and was the MP for Rutland and Melton from 1992 to 2019. During his political career, he has served as Minister of State for International Development and Foreign Minister until a year ago and Prime Minister David Cameron’s Special Envoy to Yemen. He was knighted in 2014 for services to international development and UK-Middle East relations._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

HH Sayyida Tania bint Shabib Al Said holds a BSc in Marine and Freshwater Biology and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education. In 2004, Sayyida Tania, in conjunction with other founding members, established the only non-government organisation in Oman dedicated to preserving the environment, the Environment Society of Oman (ESO). ESO’s mission is to help conserve and protect the environment in Oman and influence environmentally sustainable behaviour through education, awareness and conservation. Sayyida Tania has served as the President of the board of directors of ESO since its inception and is an active member of the team. Sayyida Tania initiated the Say No to Plastic Bags Campaign, organises the annual ESO fundraising ball as well as the annual corporate ECO BOWL competition. She represents ESO in the media and helps with fundraising initiatives. Her primary focus this summer has been to support vital fundraising initiatives, including ESO’s Environmental Big Night In, a virtual fundraising event being held on 24th August._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Laura Cretney is the Director of Al Ishara Consulting, a consultancy offering insight and expertise for organisations working in the Middle East and North Africa. She is currently working on a PhD at Durham University's School of Government and International Affairs, researching diaspora, tribalism and the conflict in Yemen, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. She is also CEO of Pink Jinn, a socially conscious lifestyle brand inspired by the Middle East and North Africa, promoting cross-cultural interaction and supporting businesses and victims of conflict in the MENA region._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is a British explorer and expedition leader whose feats include hover-crafting over the Nile, travelling longitudinally around the globe and completing the Sahara’s Marathon Des Sables aged 71. Ran’s ventures in Oman began in the 60s when he served in the Sultan’s Armed Forces in the Dhofar Rebellion. Over subsequent decades, Ran returned to Oman frequently to search for “Atlantis of the Sands”, or the legendary lost frankincense city of Ubar, which he remarkably found in 1992. In recent years Oman has continued to play a significant role in his life – even infusing Omani date palms into Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ Great British Rum (https://www.sirranrum.com/)! Hear him tell stories of his time in the Army and the Empty Quarter, tips for aspiring adventurers, and his fond memories of the Sultans. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Henry Gordon-Smith is a global thought leader in accelerating vertical and urban agriculture. The COVID-19 lockdown in Oman resulted in his short business trip being extended to over 90 days! However, having a world leading agritech and sustainability pioneer stuck in your country can lead to some inspiring conversations. Listen to Henry as he shares his vision for a whole new way of farming in Oman._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Oliver Allan is a British born, well known social media influencer in the Sultanate. He moved to Oman when he was young and loved the country so much, he immersed himself in the culture and made all his friends talk to him in Arabic. When he was in the UK for University, he was frequently asked about Islam, and although he wasn’t religious at the time, it inspired him to look at religion more deeply, eventually becoming a Muslim. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society