Arslan also agrees to amend articles in the Druze personal status law

Following last week visit to the president of the Democratic Gathering, MP Walid Jumblat, and in the framework of visits conducted by women NGOs of the Druze Unitarian Sect to the political parties, in order to ask for support in adopting a legislative proposal that aims at amending several articles of the Personal Status Law of the Druze Unitarian Sect, especially those pertaining to family relations (c.f: http://bit.ly/2kcbjVj ), the women delegation, visited on Saturday,  the president of the “Democratic Lebanese Party”, Minister of the Displaced Talal Arslan, to inform him of these demands. During the meeting, Arslan noted that such an activity implemented by women’s organizations and women [activists] of the Druze Sect, is a social, educational, and cultural action to develop and contribute to the growth of the Druze family, which is seriously in need of diligent work to preserve children and their future. Arslan added that ‘it is true that we have to maintain customs, traditions, and norms that distinguished the Druze Sect across its history in raising their children, but we have to keep up with the times and their developments’. Arslan also stated that he familiarized himself with the Law [proposal] noting that he does not have comments and there is no substitute to that system. He concluded by saying:’’from this place, I tell you that if you have had now the final draft of the law now, I would have signed it this instant”. (Al Diyar January 22, 2017