Hi Weekly - June 17, 2016

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THIS WEEK IN OMAN

TAKE A DIP IN THE DARK

MAKE SUHOOR IN FIVE MINUTES

ENJOY RAMADAN MEMORIES

Swimming after-Iftar is a great way to beat the heat and burn some major calories without getting dehydrated.

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No one has the energy to waste in the kitchen before sunrise, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a hearty, homemade Suhoor.

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In a special series of Ramadan personal essays, learn what Ramadan means to those who grew up celebrating the Holy Month in Muscat. PAGE 18

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THURSDAY

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7pm to 9pm Friendly Competition

9.30pm to 11.00pm Holy Recitals

8pm to 12pm Family Fun

Get active this Ramadan and participate in the Social Round Robin Tennis match at the Ras Al Hamra recreational centre. Play doubles rounds for 15 minutes each. Winners get to stay, while losers move on to the next court.

Attend an innocent and inspiring event at the Safeer Mall where you can witness a Holy Quran Recital Competition for kids ages six and seven.

Apart from being a time to fast and purify your body and soul, Ramadan is also the perfect time to spend joyful evenings together as a family and for kids to celebrate and enjoy. To that end, Muscat Grand Mall has free booths for face painting, henna, and toys set up throughout Ramadan.

16 17 18 Ras Al Hamra, PDO +968 9985 1624

Safeer Mall, Sohar +968 2684 1546

Muscat Grand Mall, Al Khuwair +968 2200 0000

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FIVE TO TRY DHOFARI SIGHTS-TO-SEE

AL BALID RUINS This ancient trading-turnedtourist hub is one of the popular destinations in Dhofar. Stop by and take a few photographs of the remains of old residential areas, stone-shaped artefacts, and the Al Balid Fort.

Salalah, Dhofar

SUMHURAM OLD CITY Visit Dhofar’s prehistoric city on the Frankincense trail and enjoy scenic views of the old port and its mesmerising ruins. The city was known for being the centre of frankincense trade back-inthe-day, and now has become a must-visit destination.

Salalah, Dhofar

LAND OF FRANKINCENSE Take a trip to the mountains of Salalah and learn all about the heavenly fragrant sap of the twisted frankincense trees that are said to be more than 200 years old. With a mesmeric hint of fragrance in the air; breezy, cool weather; and lush green landscapes, what’s not to love?

Salalah, Dhofar

MIRBAT CASTLE Stop by the historic and muchcelebrated castle of Mirbat, which holds a special place in the hearts of Dhofaris. Visit to get a sense of its rich history and its ancient, storied past from the people who know it best.

Mirbat, Dhofar

FRANKINCENSE LAND MUSEUM

SHRUTHI AND SALIM’S RAMADAN SPECIAL Shruthi and Salim were given the task of coming up with tips to educate readers about the “Dos and Don’ts of Ramadan”. Their desperate and disastrous attempts were caught on film and packaged into a special Ramadan mini-series.

Check it out on facebook.com/hiweekly on Thursday for some weekend chuckles.

PHOTOGRAPHY: IONONE BANGCAS (RAMADAN SPECIAL); SUPPLIED (DHOFAR)

This museum is a one-stopdestination for everything related to Dhofar. Visiting the place will surely be an interesting sojourn through the frankincense trade, lost cities, strange languages, coconut groves that make up the history of Dhofar.

Al Balid, Salalah, Dhofar

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A F T E R - IF TA R A C T I V I T IE S

Swimming After fasting all day and then diving into sugary treats and heavy foods at Iftar, there is no better way to bring back your energy than a refreshing swim. Swimming pumps up your heart rate, tones your body, and strengthens your muscles, with zero impact on the joints and a lower risk of dehydration than with other cardiovascular sports. Whether you like to paddle in the open air or indoors, in the salty sea or a crystal-clear pool, this healthy, cooling sport is a perfect after-Iftar activity.

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Cool waters, pitch black ambiance, oceanic scents, and star-gazing moments — sounds a bit too idyllic to be real, doesn’t it? Nothing beats a swim in the dark amidst the fish, so drive to your nearest beach and let the soothing waves and dark horizon melt your worries away. Be safe. Make sure to never night swim alone and always let someone know where you are going.

Perhaps you prefer diving into walled-in, private, temperature-controlled pools. There are several options around the city that are open late enough to accommodate some post-Iftar laps.

• Yiti and Qantab Beach • Shatti Al Qurum Beach •Ras Al Hamra (PDO Heights) • Azaiba Beach • North Al Hail Corniche • Sawadi Beach

• The Grand Hyatt Fees: OMR10/day +968 2464 1234 Timing: open till 9pm

• InterContinental Muscat Fees: OMR10/day +968 2468 0000 Timing: open till 9pm

• Horizon Fitness, Al Hail (Mixed Branch) Fees: OMR49/month +968 2418 8601 Timing: open till 2am

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IFTAR DINING UNDER THE STARS STORY SHRUTHI NAIR PHOTOGRAPHY SHABIN E.

If a grand, lavish Iftar party is what you want after almost 18 hours of rigorous fasting then drop by the Musandam Café and Terrace restaurant in InterContinental during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The outdoor seating area overlooks the hotel’s beautiful lawn, which is bedecked with a barbecue pit serving a wide range of grilled juicy meaty delights. Along with the restaurant’s generous buffet of salads and appetisers inside, the outdoor area has been transformed with soft lighting and traditional Omani decor along with live Arabian, Continental, and shawarma stations set up in the open night air.

BEST OF THE BUFFET APPETISER: Calamari Salad with Béarnaise Sauce

MAIN DISH Supreme Fish with Harrah Sauce and Saffron Rice Stuffed Calamari with Egyptian Rice Omani Lamb Fatah with Rice Moroccan Vegetable Tagine

DESSERTS Assorted Arabian Sweets

COST OMR 17 per adult (excluding tax) OMR 15.500 if you are a group of 35 or more

Make a Reservation InterContinental Muscat +968 2468 0000

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SUHOOR Wake up before dawn to a hearty meal of fibre-rich whole grains and plenty of protein with these zero-morning-effort-required recipes.

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OVERNIGHT MUESLI 1 cup museli 1 1/2 cups low fat or skim milk Packed with whole grains and nuts, this Swedish dry cereal becomes a tasty, super-filling cold porridge when soaked in skim milk or yoghurt overnight. Before you go to bed, simply pour a bowl of store-bought muesli and fill to cover with skim milk. In the morning, simply stir and serve.

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HI WEEKLY CRUNCHY BULGUR BOWL WITH GREENS, CHICKEN, FRUIT AND NUTS For something a little fancier that still requires less than ten minutes of prep, throw together super-healthy bulgur bowls. The grain itself can simply soak in milk overnight, and the toppings can be mixed ahead of time and added in the morning. Use a combination of hearty greens, leftover chopped chicken breast, fruit, and nuts for a delicious, incredibly filling breakfast.

Ingredients • 1 cup uncooked bulgur • 1 1/2 cups low-fat milk Topping • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt • 4 cups thinly sliced kale, cabbage, or other leafy greens • 1 cup chopped skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast (any leftovers will do) • 1/2 cup chopped Asian pear (feel free to substitute other fruits you have on hand like nectarines or even dried dates) • 1.5 ounces shredded hard cheese (Manchego cheese is great with pear) • 2 tablespoons roasted, salted nuts (try sunflower seeds, pine nuts, or candied walnuts) Preparation 1. Combine 1 cup uncooked bulgur and 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk in a bowl.

Cover and refrigerate overnight.

2. Combine olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add greens, chicken, pear, and cheese; toss and put in fridge overnight.

3. In the morning, fluff the bulgur and fold in the chicken mixture; divide evenly among bowls and top with nuts.

AVOCADO TOAST 1/2 ripe avocado 2 slices whole grain toast Salt, pepper, and garlic salt, to taste Slice one half of an avocado and top with salt, pepper, and some garlic salt, if you like. Lightly toast two slices of whole grain bread and smear on a thick layer of seasoned avocado. Not too heavy and quick to eat, the high fibre and “good fat” content of the avocado coupled with the complex carbohydrates and whole grains of good bread make this a great meal for fuelling up the right way for a day of fasting.

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RAMADAN MEMORIES STORY ASMAA ABDULKHALIQ AL BALUSHI

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y mind is filled with memories of beautiful moments spent with my family and loved ones during the Holy Month of Ramadan while growing up here in Oman.

In the days before Ramadan my family would gather after Maghrib prayers and wait for the declaration of the Holy Month.

When the moon was sighted, we welcomed Ramadan with hearts filled with piety and prayers.

My father, uncles, and male cousins, would head to the mosque for the Taraweeh prayers, offering a full twenty rak’ahs after Isha prayers, while I would stay home with my mother and grandmother cleaning our house. As is tradition here, we would light incense for a pleasant atmosphere to start the blessed month.

The next morning, we would wake up before dawn to eat cheese sandwiches with tea for Suhoor. After having our early morning meal and praying Fajr we would stay up reading the Holy Quran until the sun had fully risen.

Fasting on the first day of Ramadan felt difficult at first. During the day time I helped my mother with household work and in the afternoons, we would begin preparing Iftar meals. Everyone loved it when my mother made our favourite dish: Harees, a savoury porridge of mashed wheatberries slowly cooked with meat or chicken and simply spiced with salt, pepper, and cinnamon.

While we worked, my grandmother would tell us stories about our heritage and about the Prophets (PBUH). My favourite story was of Prophet Joseph (PBUH) who dreamt that the moon, the sun, and the eleven planets were prostrating (bowing) for him and he woke-up and told his father Jacob (PBUH) about his dream. His father asked him to keep it to himself as his brothers might get jealous and kill him. Since he was his father’s favourite, his brothers already felt jealous and did try to kill him, but they failed and in the end he became the

king of Egypt. I loved the story because he held on to his dream, never forgetting that he was destined for great things.

Just before Iftar, my brother and I walked to our neighbours’ and relatives’ homes to exchange recipes and dishes. We always got a plate of the sugar-soaked fried doughballs called luqaimat from aunt Rahma and aunt Lolah, and a basket of fresh Arabic bread from aunt Fareeda to add to our Iftar table. After we broke our fast and offered our Maghrib prayers, the whole family would sit down to relax and watch episodes of Dariush, a comedy show on Oman General Broadcasting Channel.

Ramadan days ran so fast, and in the blink of an eye, we were celebrating the half-way point of the month, Qaranqasho. To me, and all the children in the Gulf, that night meant wearing our finest costumes and walking through the neighbourhoods knocking on doors to ask for sweets and halwa. We challenged each other to see who could earn more treats, and the winner became our leader as we marched on to the next house.

During the last ten days of Ramadan, I learned about Lailat Al Qadar, a blessed night in Islam when the angels descend and Allah makes our wishes and prayers comes true. No one knows on which of these last ten days it will fall, so many, including my father and uncles, spent those nights in the mosque praying. Meanwhile, my mother and I would shop. We went to the souq to buy clothes and jewellery in preparation for Eid, pushing through the crowds who bargained for new clothes, perfumes, and goats.

Before I knew it, the month was over. And though I was excited for all the festivities of Eid, on those last nights of Ramadan, I felt a pang in my heart, knowing that I would miss the early morning meals, the late night prayers, and all the joyful moments spent with my family during this special month when our typical schedules are upended, and our priorities become crystal clear.

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This month Hi celebrates forwardthinking Omani entrepreneurs who are not only building their businesses, but also the future of their nation.

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HONEY SOAKED HEALING STORY OLGA AYMERICH PHOTOGRAPHY SHABIN E.

LOCATION Near the Platinum Hotel in Al Khuwair CONTACT +968 9931 7006 ONLINE apihoneyheart.com

NAME: Dr Hassan Talib Mohammed Al Lawati HOMETOWN: Muscat COMPANY NAME: Bee Products Healing Centre BUSINESS TYPE: Medicinal honey and bee products YEAR STARTED: 2009 CLAIM TO FAME: Healing with honey NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: One, just me INSPIRATION: The power of nature (and honey) to heal What inspired you to start your honey business?

I became interested in bee products and honey in 1995 as a researcher and my interest continued to grow as I studied for my PhD in Germany from 2004 to 2008.

In 2006 I had my first workshop about the healing benefits of bee products, which was my first step towards starting to offer therapy with bee products, and to start letting people know that bees are not only honey.

How do you describe your business to your neighbour?

I would tell him that my aim is to heal and cure people by going back to the nature and to the medical use of the bees and their products. When I do, I am happy. I would explain to him the miracle of these small creatures and how we can use their gifts to cure ourselves.

What’s your favourite product that you sell?

Bee cocktail, because it is the product that offers everything that we (as humans) need

from a nutritional point of view such as proteins, enzymes, amino acids, minerals, vitamins through a combination of the most common bee products: Honey, pollen, royal jelly, and propolis.

normal flu, weak immune system, migraine and inflammation. Showing people that we can use bee products and bee sting therapy to build our immune systems and make them stronger was a big success.

What was your greatest challenge when you first got started?

People’s lack of knowledge about healing with bee products, especially with bee sting. They were afraid from the bee sting and had no information about the medical value of bee products. Trying to convince people about healing with bee products and especially about the bee sting therapy was my greatest challenge.

What is your dream for your company?

My dream is to expand this centre to become a hospital where I can work in cooperation with medical doctors like I did in Russia in 2014. This hospital was exclusively using bee stings and bee products combined with physiotherapy and honey massage for healing diseases. So, my dream is to open a bigger hospital to be able to help more people.

What’s your biggest challenge now that you are up and running?

The length of the therapy and the availability of materials. When I start a therapy I need at least one to two weeks of allergy test period, so for people coming far from Muscat or even from other countries, they find it difficult to pay for hotel and accommodation for that length of time, which makes the follow-up for their case difficult.

The other thing is the availability of bee products, I have to buy them from outside Oman, from the EU or UK, and even sometimes from Brazil.

What do you hope to see as far as the development of your industry as a whole in Oman?

I hope to see this scientific knowledge about healing with bee products spread all over the Sultanate and other countries to help people shift away from chemical treatments as much as possible. Bee products are safe and have no side effect on our bodies if we know how to use them in the proper way.

What do you personally see as your greatest success so far?

With bee products and bee sting therapy a lot of diseases were successfully healed, mainly back pain, knee stiffness, and bone diseases such as arthritis, rheumatoid, and rheumatic disease. In addition to that, bee venom therapy helps in thyroid disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), sinus…even for a

If you could give one piece of advice to someone thinking about starting a business here in Oman, what would it be?

Before you start your business, you must have the knowledge about it and be confident about your project.

If you were a kind of honey, what kind would you be and why?

I would be a sweet golden honey, because it’s attractive in taste and smell, light in colour and shines in the sun.

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PERSPECTIVES STORY DR. PATRICIA GROVES PHOTOGRAPHY SHABIN E.

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ON FAITH In Muscat, unconventional young artists are turning to Stal Gallery in their quest to develop their talent and express their creativity. Stal’s ‘Young Emerging Artists’ do not want simply to make crowd-pleasing art. They are not interested in painting wadi scenes, castles, or old doors. They are determined to create conceptual art that forces people to think about the pressing global issues of our times, none of which are quite as essential, or sensitive, as religious faith.

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STIMULATING CREATIVE THINKING IS ESSENTIAL IF HUMANKIND IS GOING TO PROGRESS, CONCEPTUAL ART CAN GIVE US THE TOOLS...TO LEARN, DEVELOP AND GROW

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ll over the world, a new generation in their twenties and thirties are finding their place in life.

They know that eventually the future will belong to them—and they want to claim it. Most will follow in the footsteps of the older generation by seeking careers as engineers, lawyers, physicians, businesspeople or entrepreneurs, technicians or tradespeople. But some choose to be artists, often in spite of the wishes of their parents.

“Today, with the international growth of different artistic mediums, art is adopting the new possibilities that global modernisation and technology have to offer. I believe this is revolutionary. Propelling art in this direction gives the decade a new style and identity,” observed Stal’s Artistic Director, Hassan Meer, who oversees the forwardthinking Emerging Art Movement and mentors young local talent.

The programme encourages young artists to push the boundaries of their mediums.

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just that when they chose to explore the cultural aspects of religion in their collections.

Ahmed Al Mullahi, a successful artist and interior designer, was one of the three, and his work is perhaps the most controversial. I met Ahmed at Stal to learn more.

When I arrived, Ahmed was standing in front of a huge black and white photograph of eyes. His eyes. Then I noticed something strange nearby— two concrete tombstones.

They were from Al Mullahi’s installation titled “Monotheism” for which he undertook extensive research on the Abrahamic faiths.

Ahmed decided to present an interpretation of the drama of Adam and Eve on screen, juxtaposed with videos inset in the tombstones portraying religious rituals such as prayer.

“The whole idea was to illustrate the story of Adam and Eve, which we know through reading and sermons, with arresting symbols — a live snake, a fresh red apple, the human body. I wanted to make the religious story of human creation more real and tangible, so that we know better who we are. Conceptual artwork like this is part of an awakening in the global conversation of avant-garde artists,” he explained.

Ahmed noted that, while many viewers did

not stop to fully absorb the work and give feedback, when they did, it was quite moving.

“One lady contemplated it for a while and then shed tears. This was the greatest success I could have asked for.”

Fellow artist, Raiya Al Rawahi, joined us while he spoke. “It was visually stunning and thought-provoking. Like my installation, “Questioning Religion”. It shows that it is okay to think and question in your own terms,” she said. “I believe that our exhibition changed the perception of local art. We are more avant-garde than people thought, and we are part of a bigger picture, stimulating the creative thinking that is essential if humankind is going to progress. Conceptual art can give us the tools to learn, develop, and grow.”

Ahmed and Raiya want to embrace their religion more thoughtfully, without altering the fundamental tenets, which remain dear to them. Both artists emphasised their commitment to their Muslim faith, remarking on the beautiful morality of Islam. They see their work as a matter of relevant, enlightened interpretation, and hope it will help to make religion more meaningful for their generation and the future that awaits them.

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STAY IN-THE-KNOW Stal Gallery Villa 221, Al Inshirah Street (near the British Council), MQ +968 2460 0396 stalgallery.com

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Omani Women’s Fashion Trend, a fashion show, was organised by Light & Shadow Enterprises at Sur ballroom of Muscat Holiday. Photography: Purushothaman Kunnummal.

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FOR MORE DETAILS Call: +968 2418 1400 Email: info@seaoman.com, seaoman.com Ras Al Hamra Recreation Centre Cricket committee hosted the Oman National Cricket Team at Royal China Restaurant in Qurum.

As its annual practice, during the Holy Month, Dar Al Atta’a Association organised a Small & Business Entrepreneur Forum at Al Noor Hall in Madinat A’Sultan Qaboos on June 8, 9 & 10. As many as 68 entrepreneurs participated with a wide selection of items for mothers and children. An entry fee of OMR1 was charged. The proceeds of this forum will be utilised for the Kiswat Al Eid (Eid Clothing) programme for the underprivileged. This is the only forum that Dar Al Atta’a arranges annually and it’s by the participants and guests testimonials. For those who did not get the chance to attend and would like to donate, they can do so by donating through donate.om/daralatta or by donating to our Bank Muscat account 0315003966850024.

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The American International School of Muscat (TAISM) hosted its sixth annual party for children of the Oman Down Syndrome Association (ODSA).

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