Sangeetha, your excellent blog raised another key issue – the notion that by producing this new logo, Oman (purportedly by royal command) may also be actively seeking a new national symbol to replace the khanjar, a traditional curved dagger worn at the waist by Omani men that features prominently on the national flag and many pictorial expressions of nationhood.

Were this to be true, might it be part of an effort to dissociate Oman, as an Islamic country – and, by implication, Islam itself – from weapons and symbols of violence? If so, it is a bold and very welcome move.

This was the first blog post after the lauch of the logo!

Don’t fail to read the comments for this post.

Glad to be in touch with you. Pl. include link in your post if you like this lead. Many thanks Mr. Mathew