If you had asked me 20 years ago if I would live to see the day an Arab nation had a woman as Minister of State, the equivalent of our SecState, my answer would have been an unequivocal "NO." I expect most educated Westerners would have said the same. We'd have been wrong, too.
The United Arab Emirates now has a woman as Minister of State, one Lana Nusseibeh. Fox News' Bret Baier interviewed her earlier this afternoon for his Special Report, which the DrsC were fortunate to watch. Red State also has a column about her visit with Baier.
Minister Nusseibeh was beyond impressive, she is well-informed, has excellent English, and is a forceful spokeswoman who speaks with authority and abundant good sense. Fox has YouTube video of her segment here. A web search reveals she is by birth a Palestinian, educated in the U.K.
