MOSQUES OF OMAN: Asma Bint Alawi in Al Qurum, Muscat

One of the very first [nice--not border station] Mosques I ever prayed in, in Oman, was the Masjid Asma Bint Alawi, along Al Sarooj street i...

MY OWN PHOTOS: One day of Ramadan in Oman, 2013

Mabaila has a very pretty new Masjid/Mosque.  After the sunset Muslims during Ramadan break their fast. We call this meal "iftar":...

My Own Photos: Wadi Bani Habib in Jebel Akdhar

So the weekend's goal was to see the Saiq Plateau in Wadi Ayn, Jebel Akdhar, as well as the abandoned old village of Wadi Bani Habib and...