Friday May 30, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

When does the appointment of a female ambassador become newsworthy?
When she's a Jewish woman, it becomes a little newsworthy.
When she's a Jewish woman appointed to be an ambassador from Bahrain, that's very newsworthy.

I wrote about this a few months ago when it was just a rumor - now it's fact.
For the first time in history an Arab country has been named not only a female ambassador, but a Jewish female ambassador.
Her name is Huda Nunu

The King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, appointed Nunu on Wednesday to be Bahrain's new ambassador to the Washington.
Nunu is a businesswoman who splits her time between London and Bahrain.
Nunu has been a member of the Shura Council, a 40 person Bahraini sort of their House of Lords, for the past four years.
Nunu is 43 years old and has two children.

In Bahrain there are only 50-60 Jews belonging to seven families. There is a synagogue and there is a Jewish cemetery. As a group, the Jews of Bahrain are a very wealthy community and they try to maintain a low profile.

Nunu's appointment is a brilliant political move.
It shows that Bahrain is open to reform.
It shows that Bahrain is open to minorities including Jews and women.
Bahrain is host to the United States 5th Fleet and this appointment can only help Bahrain expand their commercial dealings with the US.

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