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Today is International Women's Day and I would like to start by mentioning my favorite girls ever: my mom & my sister :) I love you & I miss you!
Also, a special mention goes to all my girlfriends, the ones I adore, the fun ones and even the ones who drive me nuts! :)
Last but not least, I can't help but mention all those strong, beautiful women everywhere who fight on a daily basis for their rights, their loved ones, or even just to survive.
AbaadBlogs is dedicating a special edition of Women-related blogs to celebrate March 8 and I couldn't help but participate in some way. So here we go... :)
It seems that finally, we've stepped a little closer to a fair society with women acquiring equal nationality rights.
Background for non-Lebanese readers: up until now, women could not give the Lebanese nationality to their children or husband.
Many excuses were often given for years, the strongest being the rights for Palestinians to reclaim their land and citizenship rights in Palestine. It sounds like a position to protect Palestinian interests whose diaspora holds a "refugee" status in Lebanon (and to be fair, most of the pro-Palestine activists genuinely have these interests at heart). These refugees do not benefit from any civil right (another fight we hope will soon end with reformed laws that would remedy the humanitarian disaster Palestinian refugees have to endure in our country) which means that they can't get employed, can't vote or benefit from any state assistance while they've spent and most probably will spend their entire life in Lebanon.
Allowing Lebanese wives to pass on nationality would possibly result in more Palestinian men marrying Lebanese women to gain full citizenship; and thus civil rights.
It should also be noted that many Lebanese women are already married to Palestinian men and the nationality law would not grant their children any civil rights either since they've been considered so far Palestinian only in the eyes of the law.
Activists have been fighting for years for women to gain full citizenship rights in Lebanon and it seems we're one step closer!
So you can see how this is is a true victory for human and women rights in our country!
Like, I don't know, off the top of my head, maybe a secular state and laws to govern all Lebanese citizens equally...
Dreaming?
Also, a special mention goes to all my girlfriends, the ones I adore, the fun ones and even the ones who drive me nuts! :)
Last but not least, I can't help but mention all those strong, beautiful women everywhere who fight on a daily basis for their rights, their loved ones, or even just to survive.
AbaadBlogs is dedicating a special edition of Women-related blogs to celebrate March 8 and I couldn't help but participate in some way. So here we go... :)
Congrats to Lebanon!
It seems that finally, we've stepped a little closer to a fair society with women acquiring equal nationality rights.
Background for non-Lebanese readers: up until now, women could not give the Lebanese nationality to their children or husband.
Many excuses were often given for years, the strongest being the rights for Palestinians to reclaim their land and citizenship rights in Palestine. It sounds like a position to protect Palestinian interests whose diaspora holds a "refugee" status in Lebanon (and to be fair, most of the pro-Palestine activists genuinely have these interests at heart). These refugees do not benefit from any civil right (another fight we hope will soon end with reformed laws that would remedy the humanitarian disaster Palestinian refugees have to endure in our country) which means that they can't get employed, can't vote or benefit from any state assistance while they've spent and most probably will spend their entire life in Lebanon.
Allowing Lebanese wives to pass on nationality would possibly result in more Palestinian men marrying Lebanese women to gain full citizenship; and thus civil rights.
It should also be noted that many Lebanese women are already married to Palestinian men and the nationality law would not grant their children any civil rights either since they've been considered so far Palestinian only in the eyes of the law.
Activists have been fighting for years for women to gain full citizenship rights in Lebanon and it seems we're one step closer!
So you can see how this is is a true victory for human and women rights in our country!
Now I can't wait for more equality...
Like, I don't know, off the top of my head, maybe a secular state and laws to govern all Lebanese citizens equally...
Dreaming?
2 comments:
Hiiiiiiiii!! Mabrouk!! Je savais pas que la loi était passée!!
yalla, a small step for Women, a giant step for Lebanon!!
Happy Women's Day too!
Love ya'!!!
MERCI FANTASTIC NOUSTIC!!
♡ you habibiiiii!!!!!!!!!
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P.S. "a giant LEAP" :P
http://bit.ly/aVHdwk
je sais, je sais, je suis chiante!! lol :P
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