Y - Issue 246 - November 27, 2012 - Y-oman.com
Y - Issue 246 - November 27, 2012 - Y-oman.com
Y - Issue 246 - November 27, 2012 - Y-oman.com
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Dear Reader,<br />
If you are honest with yourself, and no<br />
matter how much you protest, everyone<br />
has a favourite ABBA song. It has been<br />
three decades exactly since the group’s<br />
demise yet the Swedish quartet remain<br />
one of the world’s biggest bands. This<br />
week the smash hit show Mamma<br />
Mia <strong>com</strong>es to town. We look at why<br />
their popularity has endured, across<br />
languages and cultures, and speak to<br />
one of the original cast members from<br />
the Swedish version of the show.<br />
We also speak to Oman’s Leopard Man<br />
Hadi al Hikmani. Few people know<br />
that Oman is home to the last of the<br />
Arabian Leopard. It is one of, if not the,<br />
most critically endangered big cats on<br />
earth. Just 200 animals remain but Al<br />
Hikmani has dedicated his life to saving<br />
the leopard from extinction. Ahead of a<br />
big scientific expedition by the British<br />
Exploring Society, he talks to us about<br />
Oman’s natural beauty and what can be<br />
done to save these beautiful creatures.<br />
The Y team<br />
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