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# Amazing Happens Together Our reporter investigates. Outside the National Museum in Old Muscat, a group of people are gathering in the large square. Mature palm trees surround the modern building. The people are attending the Insta8 Oman event which is called Amazing Happens Together. Insta8 was...

# Amazing Happens Together Our reporter investigates. Outside the National Museum in Old Muscat, a group of people are gathering in the large square. Mature palm trees surround the modern building. The people are attending the Insta8 Oman event which is called Amazing Happens Together. Insta8 was established by Fahmi Al Abdissalaam who founded it in partnership with Omantel. There are people from all walks of life here at the event: food bloggers, comedians, entrepreneurs and people just like you and me. They have arrived at this amazing place and they have come to listen to entertaining speeches. This is the latest social media event to take place in the Sultanate. I speak to two young men waiting for the event to start. Hamdan and Muhannad always arrive early for these events. At 15 years old, they are some of the youngest participants. They are networking to exchange ideas with other social media users. "We're waiting to talk to Fahmi. I've even brought my autograph book with me and Muhannad has created a live blog about us being here tonight", Hamdan explains to me. He's showing me the blog on his mobile so that I can look at what he has posted - he has already got 50 followers! He tells me that Fahmi has teamed up with the Special Olympics in Oman and thinks that the way he tries to help so many people is "really cool". I've never been to a social media networking event like this before, so I ask the boys how it works. "Eight speakers talk for eight minutes each. They share eight magic moments they have had on social media. It can be anyone from a farmer to a school child and being given the opportunity to speak can really make a difference to their life. It's so inspiring!". It's time for my last question for Hamdan and Muhannad. "Have you ever been asked to give a speech?". "No, we haven't but we are hoping to!"