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In addition, women of Bahrain are renowned for their expertise in traditional textile embroidery. This talent of Bahraini women is a reflection of the Bahraini culture and heritage. [6] During the last thirty years or so, women in Bahrain have had opportunities to deviate from conventional female roles in society.
The government used women’s rights as a decorative tool on the international level. While the Supreme Council for Women was used to hinder non-governmental women societies and to block the registration of the Women Union for many years. Even when the union was recently registered, it was restricted by the law on societies. [5]
In June 2006, Bahrain was elected head of the United Nations General Assembly, and appointed Haya Rashid Al Khalifa as the Assembly's President, making her the first Middle Eastern woman and the third woman in history to take over the post. Sheikha Haya is a leading Bahraini lawyer and women's rights advocate who will take over the post at a ...
Community safety, defined as the percentage of women and girls older than 15 who were polled by Gallup World Poll and answered that they felt safe walking alone where they live. Political violence targeting women, measured as the number of political violence events against women per 100,000 women. Proximity to conflict, measured as percentage ...
Accompanied President Obama on a state visit. May 23–25, 2011 France: Paris: Attended the 50th Anniversary OECD Ministerial Meeting. Inaugurated UNESCO's Global Partnership for Girls' and Women's Education. May 25–26, 2011 Pakistan: Islamabad: Met with President Zardari and Pakistani government and military leaders. May 27, 2011 49 United ...
Obama has long been an advocate for living healthy and staying fit, launching the Let's Move campaign, an initiative aimed at raising a "healthier generation of kids" during her husband, Barack's ...
In June 2006, Bahrain was elected head of the United Nations General Assembly, and used the honour to appoint Haya bint Rashid Al Khalifa as the Assembly's president, making her the first Middle East woman and only the third woman in history to take over the post. Sheikha Haya is a leading Bahraini lawyer and women's rights advocate who took ...
Obama also revealed that she felt “lost and alone” after suffering a miscarriage 20 years ago. “We were trying to get pregnant and it wasn’t going well,” Obama, 54, wrote in her book.