Sheikha Moza bint Nasser has spent decades attending events where Arab royal women are rarely seen. Few stages suited her better than New York in September. But not this year. The mother of Qatar’s ruling emir and one of the most recognizable women on the international circuit skipped the UN General Assembly. Her absence is the latest chapter in a near-total retreat from public life that began in July, when her husband, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, died at 74.
Sheikha Moza’s empty seat was all the more noticeable given the company. Every September, presidents, prime ministers and monarchs from the United Nations’ 193 member states…
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