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In 2002, an amendment to the Constitution of Bahrain gave women in Bahrain the vote and the right to stand in national elections, the second country in the GCC to do so. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Two years previously Mariam Al Jalahma , Bahia Al Jishi , Alees Samaan and Mona Al-Zayani had been the first four women appointed to the Consultative Council .
The Barrier (transliterated: Al Hajiz) is a 1990 Bahraini drama film directed and produced by Bassam Al-Thawadi, starring Ebrahim Bahar, Rashed Al-Hassan, and Mariam Ziman.. The screenplay was written by Ameen Sal
Return is a 2011 independent film about an American reservist, wife and mother returning home from her tour of duty in the Middle East. [3] The film was written and directed by Liza Johnson , and stars Linda Cardellini , Michael Shannon and John Slattery .
The Bahrain National Museum has a collection of artifacts from the Kingdom's history dating back to the island's first human inhabitation 5000 years ago.. Beit Al Qur'an, one of the island's most distinctive pieces of architecture, is home to a rare collection of Islamic manuscripts, prints and books.
In 1939, the founder of Saudi Arabia, King Abdul Aziz Al Saud, visited the cinema while on a diplomatic visit with the then-Hakim Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa. [ 3 ] During the 1930s and 1940s, films were in black and white with the majority of them being predominantly Egyptian as well as some American films.
Just like a Woman is a 2012 English-language film directed by Rachid Bouchareb, starring Sienna Miller and Golshifteh Farahani. The narrative follows an American housewife and a North African woman who travel from Chicago to Santa Fe to participate in a bellydance competition. [ 1 ]
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 ...