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Nura Al-Badi
Nura 'Abd Allah al-Badi (born 1969) is an Omani poet. Al-Badi is a resident of Al Buraimi. She studied at the College of Languages and Translation of Ajman University, and by profession works in the field of education. One volume of her poetry, ''Li-l-shahin jina hurr'' (''The Falcon Has a Free Wing''), was published in Cairo. She has also written a weekly newspaper column for '' Al Khaleej''. Her radio series ''Kalimat al-haqq'' (''The True Word'') was created for Abu Dhabi radio, and she has also written the text of an operetta, ''Sawt al-ard'' (''Voice of the Earth''), on environmental themes. Her poetry has also been anthologized. See also * Jokha Alharthi * Nasra Al Adawi * Huda Hamed Huda Hamed (Arabic: هدى حمد) is an Omani writer and journalist born in 1981. She has published five collections of short stories and four novels. In 2009, her short story collection ''Things Are Not Where They Should Be'' won the Sharjah ... References 1969 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Oman shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, while sharing Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam Governorate, Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and the Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries. Muscat is the nation's capital and largest city. From the 17th century, the Omani Sultanate was Omani Empire, an empire, vying with the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese and British Empire, British empires for influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |