they do one version or another of this all over the world, but shuwa is special. they slather a goat with a spicy paste consisting of cumin, coriander, red pepper, cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg. then wrap the meat in palm or banana leaves, dig a hole, throw in some meat and cover it up and leave underground for a day or two over hot coals. >> anthony: oman has changed in a way that's unique to anywhere i've been. i mean, i haven't seen any place that has, sort of, maintained the architecture and the character that this country has. and that's a really unusual thing. >> hassan: yeah it's one of the only countries that i think, in the gulf that has kept their tradition. and, if you travel outside muscat you see the flavor of the old life still there. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: hassan meer is one oman's preeminent fine artist who works in painting and photography. muzna al musafer is a filmmaker, artist, and provocateur