Andy Potter Stewart; Mary Keegan, President; Betty and Leaetta in front.
Attentive briefing audience; then to Ambassador's residence.
After lunch and visit with Deputy Minister of Social Affairs, we bus to countryside school; On the road; We survived crossfire to arrive at school.
Rural school. Basic health and house training for women taught by traveling teacher.
Teacher; Boys wanted photo taken, adults didn't; the warriors cum subs return home; Trip to school: cross between Indiana Jones and Margaret Mead.
Sights on road to Sanaa.
2/5/90 - Trip to Marib and land of Queen of Sheba (Saba); Camel power; Old Marib.
Sabean writing.
Then on to Sun Temple, completed excavated 20 years ago; Unbelievably hot.
Bilois Temple - Queen of Sheba. German archaeologists digging now after 2 year hiatus; "Trip is very interesting - a cross between Indiana Jones and Margaret Mead. Touring many interesting facilities and meeting pro-women (mostly engineers). Our visit is a big deal for them. Went to rural women's school; teach literacy, canning, handicrafts. Caught in tribal battle of militia. Saw Queen of Sheba Palace: good talk with German archaeologist. Best part is people to people aspect. Attractive country and people. Only 27 years since feudalism so are having to 'catch up' (and counteract interesting problems)"
The Old Dam; Empty Quarter.
Juvenile Center: limited resources toward homosexual reform.
Views of city from museum; Museum.
Women's Craft Center in market heart.
4/7/90 - Rehabilitation Institute for Handicapped.
Wadi Dahr
2/8/90 - Abu Dhabi for a day
2/90 - Oman, the fabulous Al Bhustan Hotel (Assistant manager was desk clerk in Lindau, 5/87 and London, 11/88).
2/10/90, Saturday - 1. Directorate of Women and Child Affairs; 2. Perfume factory, Amouage; 3. Dinner with key women. 2/11/90, Sunday - 1. Women's Center; 2. American Embassy; 3. Souk, evening.
Monday, 2/12/90 - We drive in the Sultan's chauffeured cars across Wadis to a couple of rural women's ed. centers.
Women's Center in another town up the Wadi.
Picnic lunch by Wadi well.
Aisha Al-Riyama. Ayda Al-Hijri; then on to town to see part of famous Falaj Desert irrigation works.
Rustaq Fortress.
Our lovely guide before the university's mosque; Leaetta and I visit aquarium and sea turtles before lunch.
Back to the Women's Center in the afternoon, followed by dinner and show of costumes and marriage celebration.
Tuesday, 2/13/90 - Nighttime drive through Muscat.
Our drivers; View of Muscat from Museum; Outside Ambassador's Residence. Also to Waffa's and Houda's houses that day.
Thursday, February 15, 1990 - Nizwa and Jabrin Castle.
Then on to Nizwa.
Wonderful plane conversation with Bombay Islamic advocat trying to reform Sharia; 2/16/90 - Friday quick tour.
2/17/90 - Casablanca; Center for Physically Handicapped Children; French influence on guides.
Views of Casablanca; 2/18/90 - Aïn Chock Social Complex; Pools get used in cold!
Painting in school urging retaking of mosque in Jerusalem.
Her father-in-law's house.
Off to Rabat in the PM; 2/19/90 - Hotel gardens; Rug factory on outskirts.
Rabat Cemetery, down road from rug factory.
2/20/90 - Rabat to Marrakech.
From Nutrition and Hygiene Center in Marrakech to street, to Mamounia Hotel.
View from our room.
2/21/90 - Trip to SOS Village for Orphans
