Bahrain has appointed a Jewish woman as an ambassador to the United States. Ms. Nonoo is believed to be the Arab world's first Jewish envoy, according to al-Jazeera's english news service. Nonoo, 43, said she would undertake the role "first of all as a Bahraini" and that she was not chosen because of her religion.
Bahraini media had speculated over Nonoo's selection for the past few months. Nonoo, a businesswoman and mother of two children, has served as a legislator in Bahrain's all-appointed 40-member Shura Council for three years. She lives in both Bahrain and London and is the first Jewish woman to head a local rights organisation, the Bahrain Human Rights Watch.
She is Bahrain's third woman ambassador – the first being appointed to France in 2000 and the second to China. Bahrain is a predominately Shia Muslim state but has Sunni rulers who are allied to the US. About 40 Jews live in Bahrain, where there is one synagogue.
The authorities in Bahrain are currently planning to grant full citizenship rights to Jewish returnees, according to local reports.
2 comments:
Great news!
What I realize is that I am adamantly non-Islamic... but what I also do not like at all is that in our western world, many like to believe every negative story about the arab world. I prefer to maintain my intellectual honesty. Yes, I am fully against Islam. But yes, there are also many good things happening in the Islamic world. Not all is bad! at all!
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