At a May 2006 event in Bahrain, children drew pictures to express their feelings and experiences of what it means to them not to have the nationality of the country where they live.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on August 24th, 2006
“[W]hether or not you are a national will determine very much whether you have the right to representation, whether you have the right to social entitlements, whether you’re a full citizen or not.” - Lina Abou-Habib, Director of Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD-A) in Lebanon in an interview with Women’s Learning Partnership on March 4, 2006.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on August 24th, 2006
Iffat Al Hindi Centre is a specialized center run by SIGI/J to provide legal services for women in Jordan.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on August 21st, 2006
This paper investigates the impact of cultural and gender systems in the production of the unequal relationships of Arab women and men to the laws and practices of citizenship.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on August 21st, 2006
The Jordanian Constitution specifically calls for the equality of men and women. International covenants to which Jordan is a signatory outlines the entitlement to human rights for all.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on August 18th, 2006
أنا لا أريد سوى تأمين الأفضل لإنعام، لكني غير متأكدة من كيفية إعطائها ذلك
Continue Reading | Posted by marion on August 18th, 2006
I want only the best for my Ina’am but am unsure of how to give it to her.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on August 18th, 2006
Were my daughters considered Jordanian nationals, they would have been able to finish their studies, work, and improve their situation and ours.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on August 18th, 2006
Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM) is coordinating the campaign. The King proposed a new nationality law in a speech given in the summer of 2005 and a Ministry of Justice commission has been established to submit proposals to Parliament. ADFM and regional partners are advocating vigorously for a ‘no conditions’ law, which will apply retroactively to pending citizenship applications by children of Moroccan women married to non-nationals.
Posted by christina on August 17th, 2006
Forum for Women in Development (FWID) is coordinating the campaign. The nationality law was reformed in July 2004 allowing Egyptian women married to non-nationals to grant nationality to their children only. FWID and regional partners are monitoring the implementation of the reform.
Posted by christina on August 17th, 2006