Houda Nonoo

Houda Nonoo served as Bahrain's ambassador to the United States from 2008-2013. She is the first Jew to be appointed as an ambassador of Bahrain.

THE WRITER poses with a Torah scroll that Jared Kushner, senior aide to former president Donald Trump, commissioned in honor of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and which is currently in the House of Ten Commandments synagogue.

Shavuot reminds us of community and coexistence - opinion

The Ten Commandments – central to the theme of the holiday – are prevalent in all the Abrahamic religions and are perhaps one of the most obvious expressions of coexistence.

MAY 28, 2022

CANDLE LIGHTING at the Jewish Council of the Emirates’ Hanukkah party last year, with the participation of Hamdan Al Kindi of AC (Abrahams Consultancy) Partners, considered a close friend of the Jewish community, with Elie Abadie, senior rabbi of the Jewish Council (L), looking on.

Jewish communities thriving in the Arabian Gulf - opinion

This past year, we have made wonderful steps in changing perceptions of how comfortable and safe it is to be a Jewish person in the Arab world.

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

(FROM LEFT) Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US president Donald Trump, Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani and the UAE’s bin Zayed at the White House after the Abraham Accords signing, September 15, 2020.

Rosh Hashanah, Abraham Accords' first anniversary, and what can change

Over the past year, we have seen successful collaboration in business, healthcare, travel, tourism and social activities.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Commemorating the Holocaust while building a more tolerant Middle East

As a Jew living in the Muslim world, I am often asked if it is safe to be Jewish in Bahrain. My answer is emphatically yes.

APRIL 6, 2021

BAHRAINI JEWISH COMMUNITY leader Ebrahim Dawood Ebrahim Nonoo prays in the Bahrain Synagogue in the capital, Manama, in November.

It’s the dawn of a new era for Jewish life in the Gulf - opinion

For those of us in Bahrain, this marks an important milestone as we will now have access to a rabbi who can come to Bahrain to officiate at Jewish life cycle events.

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

2021: A promising year for Bahrain and Israel - opinion

Here are some of the areas where I believe we will see a large impact in 2021.

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

DELEGATES FROM the UAE and Bahrain watch Health Minister Yuli Edelstein prepare to light a Hanukkah menorah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on December 14.

The Middle East has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving - opinion

I am thankful that Bahrain, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates are committed to creating a new Middle East: one built on peace and prosperity for us all.

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The Gulf-Israel Women's Forum brings children draped in the flags of Bahrain, Israel and the UAE to Jerusalem's Old City.