{"id":1419,"date":"2017-03-12T21:09:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T21:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valpovic.org?p=1419"},"modified":"2017-10-06T17:18:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T17:18:42","slug":"oman-fourth-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/?p=1419","title":{"rendered":"OMAN &#8211; Fourth Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"__postbox-detected-content __postbox-detected-date\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oman-flag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1420\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oman-flag-300x150.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oman-flag-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oman-flag-335x168.jpg 335w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oman-flag.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">4th Friday @ The VIC<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">OMAN<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"__postbox-detected-content __postbox-detected-date\">Friday<\/span>,&nbsp;March 24,&nbsp;2017 <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Valparaiso International Center<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>309 East Lincolnway, Valparaiso<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/koukab-cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1421\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/koukab-cropped-179x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/koukab-cropped-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/koukab-cropped-610x1024.jpg 610w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/koukab-cropped-335x563.jpg 335w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/koukab-cropped.jpg 677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">KOUKAB AL GHARIBI <span style=\"color: #000000;\">talked about<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> the geography, history, and people of her native&nbsp;Oman, a sultanate located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.&nbsp; A registered nurse, Koukab also discussed the health care system in Oman and answered questions from audience members about Omani culture and traditions.&nbsp; She presented a tempting offering of typical Omani foods.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Koukab Al Gharibi received her nursing training at Sultan Qaboos University near the Omani capital of Muscat.&nbsp; She was a cardiothoracic nurse and healthcare simulation professor there.&nbsp; She came to Indiana in 2015 and is now working on a master&#8217;s degree in nursing education at Valparaiso University.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1422\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/camels-1402896-300x225.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/camels-1402896-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/camels-1402896-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/camels-1402896-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/camels-1402896-72x54.jpg 72w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/camels-1402896-335x251.jpg 335w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/camels-1402896-1050x788.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/camels-1402896.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oman-mosque-1221103.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1424\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oman-mosque-1221103-225x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oman-mosque-1221103-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oman-mosque-1221103.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oman-mosque-1221103-335x447.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/muscat-oman-old-city-1-1522473.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1423\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/muscat-oman-old-city-1-1522473-300x200.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/muscat-oman-old-city-1-1522473-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/muscat-oman-old-city-1-1522473-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/muscat-oman-old-city-1-1522473-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/muscat-oman-old-city-1-1522473-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/muscat-oman-old-city-1-1522473-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-caption-dd\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"wp-caption-dd\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"wp-caption-dd\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"wp-caption-dd\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"wp-caption-dd\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"wp-caption-dd\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/catrine-speaking.jpg\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>&nbsp; <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4th Friday @ The VIC OMAN Friday,&nbsp;March 24,&nbsp;2017 The Valparaiso International Center 309 East Lincolnway, Valparaiso KOUKAB ALread more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fourth-friday"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/camels-1402896.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1419"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1546,"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions\/1546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}