An interesting and outstanding Documentary about the political and cultural structure of The Sultanate of Oman. It's a great opportunity for those who want to know more about the country.

Enjoy.:)

People & Power - Sultan's Blue Dream part1

People & Power - Sultan's Blue Dream part2

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Excellent documentary I must say. It reflects the situation in Oman nicely. I just wish they had pointed out how much emphasis there is on education, not only economy. Also, very little of Muscat was shown, the most developed city :(

May Allah protect HM and grant him good health :)

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Thank you for sharing... it is atleast a good start and I hope more will follow and be available

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Welcome, yeah it's a good start. I actually watched another documentary on TV abou Oman on BBC. Was as nice as this one..

Really very good. Thank you very big!! *that what I say when I'm realy V.thankful*

I wish if someone can provide me with these vedios in a format where I can save it on a CD and play it anywhere.

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Your welcome "very big" :hyper:!

Google "YouTube video coverter". You're gonna find tens of useful websites that do convert YouTube vidoes to any other video format..

Very nice! I really enjoyed the first one...haven't seen the second one yet.

The Minister of Tourism seems like a real sweetheart! :) Such a nice face and such a gentle seeming personality...

The nicest thing about Oman really I think is the people. That's what brings me back to Sabla in the end. You could say that the people have the Sultan they deserve and the Sultan has the people he deserves. And it's good to see something that conveys a little of the wonderful flavor of Omanis.

The Video gives an extremely positive view.

You could say that the people have the Sultan they deserve and the Sultan has the people he deserves

Couldn't agree more :yes:

Impressive, but I feel there is yet alot in Oman that the documentary missed out on. No one can ever summarise Oman's beauty, culture, heritage, people, tourism, economy.......etc in a video clip! :flag:

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Exactly, Shahrazad. Good point you raised there, nothing in the world could express Oman's beauty. :)

interesting to see that the Sultan's fav music is classical. He's got taste.

Watched it a couple of months ago. Indeed, it's an excellent documentary. Thanks for bringing it here, FAITH86

interesting to see that the Sultan's fav music is classical. He's got taste.

LoL :hyper: don't tell me out of the whole documentary you only managed to spot this fact? :p

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Well, that's an interesting point of view :)

LoL :hyper: don't tell me out of the whole documentary you only managed to spot this fact? :p
noooooooooooooooooooo
i spotted a lot more, but that's what i expect from a good leader. (some things i didn't like but they were overshadowed by a lot of good things showed in the video...woman minister for one)
but for an Arab to love western classical music, that's a novelty to me. And a nice fact about the man himself.

Actually we've got our very own Royal Symphony here in Oman and they play on TV and Radio quite often.

Wonderful documentary! :)
I enjoy watching any sort of documentaries related to Oman or the Sultan. Thanks for sharing FAITH86!


"Benevolent dictatorship"??
I never knew there was such thing...

"Benevolent dictatorship"??
I never knew there was such thing...

Well, yeah, there was such thing in a certain time of the history :XD: :os

^ The presenter was talking about the present time, not a "certain time of the history", if you know what I mean.

That's a great documentary. I myself have learnt a thing or two about my country from it. Thanks for sharing Faith.

Long live the Sultan! :flag:

but for an Arab to love western classical music, that's a novelty to me. And a nice fact about the man himself.

I remember when this Sultan took over from his father.

And one thing I remember hearing at that time was that he was a huge fan of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas which he had encountered while being educated in England.

Major General's Song: Pirates of Penzance

I remember when this Sultan took over from his father.

And one thing I remember hearing at that time was that he was a huge fan of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas which he had encountered while being educated in England.


Interesting! First time to hear about this. We Omanis know a slim bit about HM's education life in England. Thanks for sharing this piece of information, Jeff :)!

Good true stuff they said there.


If you want to know his majesty, so then read this book, "Reformer on the Throne - Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said" by the Russian writer and journalist Sergey Plekhanov. I enjoyed it really, though I didn't finish it yet & I am not sure where the book is.

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Your welcome "very big" :hyper:!

Google "YouTube video coverter". You're gonna find tens of useful websites that do convert YouTube vidoes to any other video format..


Thank you, and thanks to Joker Milani (http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51694)

Done!!

WoW

thank you so much

thats a great documentary ;)

Good true stuff they said there.


If you want to know his majesty, so then read this book, "Reformer on the Throne - Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said" by the Russian writer and journalist Sergey Plekhanov. I enjoyed it really, though I didn't finish it yet & I am not sure where the book is.

I've studied this book as part of one of the uni required courses. Very interesting indeed, I've learned new facts about Oman throughout this book.

WoW

thank you so much

thats a great documentary ;)

Welcome :cute:.

And yeah, welcome in the ES, enjoy your stay. :)

Very interesting documentary. I really enjoyed it. Reminded me that although we might sometimes face certain hardships in Oman (low salaries and boredom), we still have something precious no other country on this planet has.

I still believe they could have showed Muscat a bit more and the mountains in Salalah. Other than that, amazing.