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Oman is the site of pre-historic human habitation, stretching back over 100,000 years. The region was impacted by powerful invaders, including other Arab tribes, Portugal and Britain. Oman once possessed the island of Zanzibar on the east coast of Africa as a colony. Oman also held Gwadar as a colony for many years.
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Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish is an Omani politician. Along with Rahila Al Riyami, she was one of the first two women to be directly elected to the Consultative Assembly in 2000. In 2015 she was appointed to the Council of State. Darwish is also the chairperson of ITICS at Mohsin Haider Darwish.
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- ↑ "Oman appoints first female minister". BBC News. 4 March 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Oman declared president of the Arab Women Organisation". Times of Oman . 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Board of Trustees". University of Nizwa. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "The Leading Characters". Omani Women's Association. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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