Women’s representation gets a boost in Majlis Ash’shura National

Women’s representation gets a boost in Majlis Ash’shura

MUSCAT, JUNE 16 His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik issued a Royal directive to allocate 11 seats for Omani women to ensure permanent representation of women in Majlis Ash’shura for each governorate. The reservation of the seats comes as a part to enhance the base of community participation, which was received with enthusiasm and motivation. […]

Royal Directive ensures permanent women’s representation National

Royal Directive ensures permanent women’s representation

MUSCAT: Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidy, Minister of Interior, affirmed that the Royal directive to allocate a seat for Omani women in the Majlis Ash’shura from each governorate comes within the framework of the keenness of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to ensure the permanent representation of women from various governorates in the […]

Women’s prize for non-fiction winner, The Finest Hotel in Kabul, gives voice to the people of Afghanistan International

Women’s prize for non-fiction winner, The Finest Hotel in Kabul, gives voice to the people of Afghanistan

The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan is about an institution tasked with the job of housing strangers – Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel. Through this hotel, which sits high on a hill, and the people within it, seasoned BBC journalist and current foreign affairs editor, Lyse Doucet, attempts tell an immersive history of […]