Houda Ezra Nonoo is a founding member of the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society and has recently been appointed to parliament^[1]. by King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah. Her appointment made headlines because Houda is part of the small Jewish community of Bahrain. She is not the first one in her family to enter Bahraini politics, or member of the Jewish community. In 2000, a relative by the name Ebrahim Daoud Nonoo was appointed to parliament. The Nonoo family is originally from Iraq having moved to Bahrain over a century ago^[2]. The National Assembly is the name of both chambers of the Bahraini parliament when sitting in joint session, as laid out in the Constitution of 2002. ... The Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society (BHRWS) is a Bahraini human rights organization established in November 2004 which has been at the forefront of efforts to protect housemaids, fight for women’s rights and confront Islamist campaigns to restrict personal freedoms. ... The National Assembly is the name of both chambers of the Bahraini parliament when sitting in joint session, as laid out in the Constitution of 2002. ... Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (Arabic: حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة) (born January 28, 1950 in Riffa, Bahrain) is the current King of Bahrain (from 2002), having previously been its Emir (from 1999). ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ebrahim Daoud Nonoo is a former member of the National Assembly of Bahrain and currently the CEO of the Bahrain Financing Company. ... The National Assembly is the name of both chambers of the Bahraini parliament when sitting in joint session, as laid out in the Constitution of 2002. ...

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1. ^ "Shura 'will spur women's rights'", Gulf Daily News, 7 December 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-07.
2. ^ (Hebrew) "בחריין: יהודיה תכהן בפרלמנט", Walla!, 6 December 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-07.