i children celebrating National Day (November 18). Omanis have rarely
failed to charm foreign guests. Writing in 1982, Norwegian anthropologist Unni Wikan noted their "delicate style of grace, tact, and humility, the quietness and control in manner and speech, the calm and gentle integrity that distinguish them, be they girls or boys, women or men."
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Oman
- When Oman's English-educated Sultan Qabus visited the White
House in April 1983, President Reagan genia...