Omani students will have to wear dishdashas at schools

Muscat: Omani students will soon need to compulsorily wear dishdashas in schools, the Ministry of Education has announced.

The ministry further added that it would issue a circular on the obligation of students in Omani uniforms before the beginning of the academic year for 2019/2020.

This came in response to the Minister of Education regarding a question addressed to her by the Shura Council on the issuance of a decision to require school students to wear the traditional Omani dishdasha.

The response stated that the Council of Ministers, at meeting No. 2/2019 held on 8 January 2019, confirmed the commitment of employees of government institutions as well as students of universities and public schools to wear Omani uniforms.