Online Public Affairs Discussion —
Eye on Oman:
Constancy Amid Modernization and Development
Watch LIVE on YouTube
Thursday, June 11, 2020
11:00 a.m. Washington, D.C., U.S.A. (EDT)
07:00 p.m. Muscat, Oman (GST)
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[Clockwise from Top Right] An Inlaid Islamic niche at the Grand Mosque in Oman's Capital Territory; Bedouin Omani girls in the Sharqiyyah Sands; A traditional Arab sailing dhow plies the sea in and out of the Hormuz Strait; Stunning architecture lines the corniche in Muttrah, its skyline dominated by the mosaic-covered dome and minaret of the Mosque of the Great Prophet; Potential Omani leaders of tomorrow – schoolboys, their book bags strapped to their backs, returning home from a day's study in Qumzar, a small seaside village tucked into a cove adjacent to the Hormuz Strait.
[Featured Specialists]
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Hassan
Sultanate of Oman Ambassador to the United Nations; Former Oman Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary for Diplomatic Affairs; Former Ambassador of Oman to Russia |
Ambassador (Ret.) Richard J. Schmierer
Former United States Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman (2009-2012); Middle East Policy Council Chairman of the Board of Directors and President |
Professor Linda Pappas Funsch
Author of Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization; Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Research Fellow; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Malone Fellow and International Advisory Board Member |
Context Provider and Moderator:
Dr. John Duke Anthony
National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Author, inter alia, of Historical and Cultural Dictionary of The Sultanate of Oman and The Emirates of Eastern Arabia and Arab States of The Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum |
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