Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese women married to foreigners, gathered in Riad al-Solh Square to demand the right to pass on Lebanese nationality to their children. Under Lebanese law, Lebanese women married to non-Lebanese men are unable to pass their nationality on to their spouses or to their children. Karima Chebbo, a coordinator of the “My Nationality is a Right for Me and My Family” campaign, told The Daily Star that the women were sick of inaction. “We came down [to the square] today because we no longer want to listen to promises and statements in the media. We want implementation,” she said.