Oman und UAE Eine Studienreise des Masterlehrgangs „Interkulturelle Kompetenzen“ der Donau-Universität Krems 27. November bis 9. Dezember 2015 Bericht von Johann GÜNTHER 2015 1 2 Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Vorwort ................................................................................................................ 7 2 Reiseroute ........................................................................................................... 9 3 Teilnehmende .................................................................................................... 11 4 Programm .......................................................................................................... 13 4.1 November 27 2015 ........................................................................................ 13 4.2 November 28 2015 ........................................................................................ 13 4.3 November 29 2015 ........................................................................................ 13 4.4 November 30 2015 ........................................................................................ 13 4.5 December 1 2015 .......................................................................................... 14 4.6 December 2 2015 ......................................................................................... 14 4.7 December 3 2015 .......................................................................................... 14 4.8 December 4 2015 .......................................................................................... 14 4.9 December 5 2015 .......................................................................................... 15 4.10 December 6 2015 .......................................................................................... 15 4.11 December 7 2015 ......................................................................................... 15 4.12 December 8 2015 .......................................................................................... 15 4.13 December 9 2015 .......................................................................................... 16 5 Unsere Gesprächspartner ................................................................................. 17 6 Lebensläufe von Gesprächspartnern................................................................. 20 6.1 Dr. Masoud Yahya Al-Maskari ....................................................................... 20 6.2 Jad Fuad BAHNAN ........................................................................................ 34 6.3 Antony Jawahar ............................................................................................. 36 7 Vortragsunterlagen und erweitertes Informationsmaterial ................................ 40 7.1 Omani Women and Leadership ..................................................................... 40 7.2 Traditionelle Medizin ...................................................................................... 50 7.3 Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman ................................................... 66 7.4 Wirtschaft der Golfstaaten und die Position Österreichs ................................ 80 7.5 Business Environment in Oman and Gulf .................................................... 108 7.6 Higher Education in Oman ........................................................................... 110 7.7 Higher Education in Oman ........................................................................... 112 8 Informationsblatt .............................................................................................. 140 9 Öllagerung ....................................................................................................... 146 3 10 Quartiere ...................................................................................................... 147 10.1 Hamdan Plaza Hotel Salalah ....................................................................... 147 10.2 1000 Nights Camp ....................................................................................... 147 10.3 IBIS Hotel Muscat ........................................................................................ 147 10.4 Al-Diyar Hotel, Nizwa ................................................................................... 147 10.5 Al Salam Hotel, Buraimi ............................................................................... 148 10.6 Mercure Hotel Jebel Hafit. Al Ain ................................................................. 148 10.7 Holiday Inn, Abu Dhabi ................................................................................ 148 10.8 XVA-Hotel, Dubai ......................................................................................... 148 11 Reisetagebuch ............................................................................................. 149 11.1 Dubai-Salalah, Freitag 27. November 2015 ................................................. 149 11.2 Salalah-Ajdarawt-Salalah, Samstag 28. November 2015 ............................ 150 11.3 Salalah ......................................................................................................... 154 11.4 Salalah-Mirbat-Salalah, Sonntag 29. November 2015 ................................. 155 11.5 Mirbat ........................................................................................................... 156 11.6 Khor Rori ...................................................................................................... 157 11.7 Salalah-Al Mintrib, Montag 30. November 2015 .......................................... 159 11.8 1000 Nights Camp ....................................................................................... 161 11.9 Al Mintrib-Ibra-Muscat, Dienstag 1. Dezember 2015 ................................... 161 11.10 Sultan-Qabus-Universität ......................................................................... 163 11.11 Muscat, Mittwoch 2. Dezember 2015 ....................................................... 165 11.12 Große Sultan-Qabus-Moschee................................................................. 165 11.13 Royal Opera House Muscat ..................................................................... 169 11.14 Muscat, Donnerstag 3. Dezember 2015 ................................................... 170 11.15 Muscat-Nizwa, Freitag 4. Dezember 2015 ............................................... 172 11.16 Jebel Akhdar ............................................................................................ 174 11.17 Nizwa ....................................................................................................... 177 11.18 Nizwa-Jabrin-Ibri-Buraimi, Samstag 5. Dezember 2015 ........................... 177 11.19 Qabus ibn Said ......................................................................................... 178 11.20 Schloss von Jabrin ................................................................................... 180 11.21 Buraimi ..................................................................................................... 181 11.22 Buraimi, Sonntag 6. Dezember 2015 ....................................................... 182 11.23 Buraimi-Al Ain, Montag 7. Dezember 2015 .............................................. 187 11.24 Al-Ain ........................................................................................................ 189 11.25 Jebel Hafit ................................................................................................ 190 11.26 Al Ain-Abu Dhabi, Dienstag 8. Dezember 2015 ....................................... 191 4 11.27 Emirate Palace Hotel ................................................................................ 193 11.28 Etihad ....................................................................................................... 195 11.29 Abu Dhabi-Dubai, Mittwoch 9. Dezember 2015........................................ 196 11.30 Scheich-Zayid-Moschee ........................................................................... 197 11.31 Atlantis Dubai ........................................................................................... 198 11.32 Mall of the Emirates .................................................................................. 200 11.33 XVY Hotel ................................................................................................. 201 11.34 Dubai-Wien-Hinterbrühl, Donnerstag 10. Dezember 2015 ....................... 202 12 Literatur ........................................................................................................ 205 12.1 Buchliste ...................................................................................................... 205 12.1.1 Oman ................................................................................................ 205 12.1.2 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate ............................................................ 206 12.2 Buchbesprechungen .................................................................................... 207 12.3 Audiofiles ..................................................................................................... 212 12.4 Literaturempfehlungen von Frau Dr. Gertrude Eigelsreiter-Jashari:............. 213 13 Feed Back .................................................................................................... 214 5 6 1 Vorwort Diese Reise in den arabischen Raum war meine dritte, die ich für die Donau-Universität und den Masterlehrgang „Interkulturelle