Claiming Equal Citizenship

The Campaign for Arab Women’s Right to Nationality

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ACTIVITIES

Arab Women’s Day Press Conference Receives Abundant Regional Coverage

Dear “Claiming Equal Citizenship” Campaigners,

The Nationality Campaign press conference held on Arab Women’s Day went really well. The conference in Lebanon was covered by four daily newspapers, 2 electronic forums, and 3 TV stations (Tele Liban, Orange TV, and Arab Women TV).

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ENDORSEMENTS

Rights Must be Integral and Not Undermined

Rights must be integral and not undermined. That is why we respect the choices of women in marriage and the protection of their children. States should seek to support laws consistent with the achievement of a better situation for women and the elimination of all forms of discrimination against them.
Suzan Barakat
Families Development Association (FDA)
Jordan

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MY STORY

Discrimination Felt by Egyptian Women

I am writing in regards to the nationality issue in Egypt as it pertains to Egyptian women marrying Palestinian men. Egypt’s new Nationality Law No. 154 of 2004 states that whoever is born of an Egyptian mother is Egyptian. This law has applied to all Egyptian women married to non-Egyptian men except the Egyptian women who marry Palestinians.

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A Lebanese Woman Speaks Up for Her Children

My name is Nawal Al-Chartouni Thomas, (known Nina). I have two daughters of my previous two marriages. Both of my daughters are British citizens by birth. 6 Years ago, I married an American, namely Michial Brent Thomas, in Beirut. My daughters lived in Lebanon for ten years and had to leave JUST because I was unable to give them the Lebanese nationality.

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