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And understanding. perhaps, as a consequence of that, the sultanate embraces grace and tact as a matter of foreign policy. internally too, oman has avoided radicalism and sectarian violence. it is considered shameful by ibadi teachings to draw blood over religious conflicts, unless attacked. the terror and bloodshed in neighboring yemen feels very far away up here. jebel al akhdar, the green mountain. anthony: this area, oh my god, look at this, it s so beautiful. halil: we are 64 [ speaking in arabic ]. anthony: 64. how many generations has your family lived here? hamden: 200 years maybe, more than 200 years. ....
anthony: as one moves away from the coast and into the interior, everything changes. this is the country s more conservative core, its spiritual center. uniquely, oman s majority is neither sunni nor shiite, but rather ibadi, a very old and particularly tolerant nonsectarian form of islam. this is a distinction we in the west would be wise to notice. islam is not a monolith it comes in many forms. ibadi theology arguably forms the backbone of many of oman s codes of conduct. it places value on concepts like politeness, acceptance, unity, ....
Foreign policy. internally too, oman has avoided radicalism and sectarian violence. it is considered shameful by ibadi teachings to draw blood over religious conflicts, unless attacked. the terror and bloodshed in neighboring yemen feels very far away up here. jebel al akhdar, the green mountain. anthony: this area, oh my god, look at this, it s so beautiful. halil: we are 64 [ speaking in arabic ]. anthony: 64. how many generations has your family lived here? hamden: 200 years maybe, more than 200 years. halil: can you see all the small farms? anthony: yeah hamden: all of our grandfathers built that. and they built all these things with only their hands. ....
Uniquely, oman s majority is neither sunni nor shiite, but rather ibadi, a very old and particularly tolerant nonsectarian form of islam. this is a distinction we in the west would be wise to notice. islam is not a monolith it comes in many forms. ibadi theology arguably forms the backbone of many of oman s codes of conduct. it places value on concepts like politeness, acceptance, unity, and understanding. perhaps, as a consequence of that, the sultanate embraces grace and tact as a matter of ....
Uniquely, oman s majority is neither sunni nor shiite, but rather ibadi, a very old and particularly tolerant nonsectarian form of islam. this is a distinction we in the west would be wise to notice. islam is not a monolith it comes in many forms. ibadi theology arguably forms the backbone of many of oman s codes of conduct. it places value on concepts like politeness, acceptance, unity, and understanding. perhaps, as a consequence of that, the sultanate embraces grace and tact as a matter of foreign policy. internally too, oman has avoided radicalism and sectarian violence. ....