[Oman-L] Women in Oman

[Valerie J. Hoffman]

As I'm sure many on this list will attest, women definitely have the right 
to work in Oman, and very many of them do, right up to high administrative 
positions.  Although Omani women do cover their hair and wear anything 
ranging from black hijabs and abayas to very colorful silk outfits with 
matching head scarves, women do not need to wear head scarves in 
Oman.  Oman is a very cosmopolitan country, at least in the Muscat area, 
and I have never seen women harassed in public as they often are in other 
Middle Eastern countries.  You can find all nationalities in Oman, and I'm 
pretty sure there is a French school there.

Wa salaam,

Valerie Hoffman

At 09:05 AM 6/23/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>I am planning with my wife to work in Oman (for few years), so we want to 
>know if women have the right to work and if they must cover their head. 
>These worries may seem stupid but even if we are aware that the Sultana is 
>a muslim country we heard that women have more rights than other women in 
>the region.
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>Last, I want to know if there are any french working at Mascat.
>
>Thanks,
>Moez.
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