Hopeful News Item of the Day
Lawmaker Houda Nonoo said she was proud to serve
her country “first of all as a Bahraini,” adding she was not chosen for the post because of her religion.
“It is a great honor to have been appointed as the first female ambassador to the United States of America and I am looking forward to meeting this new challenge,” Nonoo told The Associated Press by telephone.
from the AP
Bravo for Bahraini Houda NoNoo, but Alec Trebeck is calling – he wants to buy back a vowel.
June 7th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Are You Ready for Houda Nonoo…
Houda Nonoo is the first woman ambassador of Bahrain to the united states. Not only that , she is also the first Jewish ambassador of Bahrain.
I first read about this here . Nonoo, at only 43 has been a lawmaker in Bahrain for the last 3 years and is …
June 7th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
I can see where you think this is funny, and maybe even wacky, especially after you have had a couple of beers and are rolling her name around on your tongue – but I would have thought that the woman, who is only 43, and a woman from a not very feminist country would deserve the tag “serious news” along with the humor and the wacky
June 29th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Nice Article!
October 30th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
It is good news – hope they don’t go to far and start to use positive discrimination, which is just discrimination plain and simple.
October 5th, 2009 at 4:09 am
I agree with the words that it is a great honor to have been appointed as the first female ambassador to the United States of America and I am looking forward to meeting this new challenge.
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