Feminist Attempts
The Lebanese Nationality Law Will Pass Today!
*This post was wishful thinking*
Good morning, Lebanon! And Happy International Women’s Day! I am writing from New York city, where I have been attending sessions at the 54th Commission for the Status of Women. Rumors had been going around since last week that the Lebanese government is going to pass the amendment to the nationality law, granting women the right to pass on the Lebanese nationality to their children and husbands. And the rumors turned out to be true! They are passing the law today!!
Taken from Nationality Campaign's Blog
What a coincidence, just yesterday I attended a panel by WLP with two prominent Arab feminists (Amal Abdel Hadi from Egypt and Lina Abou Habib from Lebanon) who talked about the regional campaign to lift CEDAW reservations. And now our long-awaited dream is finally here:
A Lebanese woman is now a full Lebanese citizen: she can give the Lebanese nationality to her husband and to her son. Congratulations on a right long overdue!
It is said that Minister Mona Afeiche will be announcing this wonderful piece of news later today, March 8, as the world celebrates 100 years since the idea of International Women’s Day was born. What a happy occasion for all Lebanese women to celebrate!
Of course we were all concerned that the Lebanese government would be racist and exclude Palestinians from this human right, but, indeed, they have lived up to their duties and have not excluded anyone. Excellent job, 7oukoumitna! Good for you! Finally, ONE THING the Lebanese government has done that has made me proud. Bravo finally acknowledging that women are human beings too and that they deserve the same rights as men. Bravo for rising above your pettiness and stupid out-of-date political debates. Bravo Lebanon!
I don’t have much information to share at this point, but those of you in Lebanon should contact:
- Ministry of Social Affairs +961-1-612870
- Ministry of Finance (just cos Raya Haffar Al Hassan is a woman and we must congratulate her) +961-1-642758
- Ministry of Interior (because Ziad Baroud has been backing us up for a long time and we must thank him) +961-1-754200
- Prime Minister (if you want to thank Saad Hariri himself) +961-1-746800
Looking forward to reading the papers and analysis about this tomorrow. And for today, happy women’s day all the way from a freezing United Nations.
wooo wooo wooooo!!!!!
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WOW! great news… I somehow can’t believe it
you can use the illustration should you need it today
This sounds too good to be true! is this for real?! i live in lebanon and i haven’t heard that its gona pass today!!!! if thats true then HALLOLOUYA. i even logged on the ministry of internal affair’s web side and there is nothing about this subject what so ever!
I dont know where these news are from
but up to now heard nthg from nowhere.
checked with the ministry of Interior & the ministry of social affairs.
where is the source of this information since to my knowledge the parliament didnt even convene today to pass such a law !
Great idea, but sadly I think not, though I would love it
if Minister Afeiche (and parliament, cabinet and President!)
would prove me wrong! For the truth of this, I think
you should see http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=112434 wh
which shows that Min. of State Afeiche, Min of Justice Najjar
and Min. of the Interior Baroud have created a sub-
committee of the Committee for Modernization of the
Laws, with a view to proposing amendments to the
Nationality Law. It’s great news, but not quite the same!
I Called the ministry of Social affairs, apparently it is true ! It will pass in the upcoming days!
i think it is stupid to post such things when you’re not so sure of your information. you should be ashamed of yourself for giving people hope and for making fun of them. shame on you shame on you shame on you.
Happy woman’s day to all,
all i can say after waiting so long “mieux vaut tard que jamais”.
i finally can dream in a future in Lebanon
too good to be true. I’m tempted to think that someone has jumped the gun, and i would love to be wrong.
Thank you Nadine for this nice post!
The nationality campaign has got lot’s of inquires regarding this information. We checked with the Min. of State Mona Afeish herself, who mentioned that she is strongly working on this issue – as the head of the said subcommittee – but seems it’s not as soon as mentioned here.
Thank you!
i hope that..
One good piece of news after all this – Prime Minister Hariri made an extremely positive statement (no reservations or qualifications) in favour fo the amendment.
any confirmation about the above article?
The article is completely NOT TRUE.
actually no one convened for anthg.
there is no law change any time soon.
it is just an idea that MIGHT be developed as we heard for the past 5 years sometimes “soon” which has also taken 5 years up to now.
nadine dear,
next time u have a source… double check it…before spreading it everywhere with ministry numbers etc…
you just wasted our time for nthg !
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This information is Not true and by the way !! It will take a hell of a time to reach to 1 % of what u are talking !!! I Think Next time a writer like yourself if you consider yourself to be a journalist Should be Jailed !!
Shame on you to manipulate people like this.
Passing off fake information? I’m guessing you’re just afraid of the competition.
And you call yourself a feminist.
You have no idea how many people were dying to hear news like this. How do you think they feel now, after finding out that it’s actually fake?
No law is being passed, nor has it been any time yesterday.
How pitiful.
Oh, and Happy International Women’s Day.
That nationality law would be such a relief coz frankly I find it disgusting that I cannot give my children my nationality. It is so ridiculous that I have to stand in a long line in Beirut airport just to get MY SON a visa to enter MY country….
This is sad. When will u understand that Lebanon will never grant this right to women. This will be used by all the stupid girls ready for anything to get a man. We will end up paying the price by nationalizing egyptian workers, and PALESTINIANS just for the sake of looser women who need a lay. Please get layed with whoever you want, but keep lebanon to the lebanses
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