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Prime minister Hariri to alleviate fears over granting women nationality to their children
31-7-2019
The minister of state for the empowerment of women and youth, Violette Safadi, said now is the time to bring about real change allowing women to contribute to decision making. Safadi, who was speaking at a press conference yesterday from the Grand Serail under the theme, ‘Let’s talk law’, announced that House Speaker Nabih Berri has agreed to call for a special session to exclusively discuss women-related proposals during the International Women’s Week 2020. The event, she stated, will be the first ever in Lebanon and the Middle East. Hariri, in turn, stressed his support to Lebanese women, demanding the enactment of bills that secure a larger participation of women in the political and public life. It is no longer acceptable from some parties to waste time in opposition. Hariri also praised the role of female ministers in the current cabinet, wishing that a woman becomes head of the government. To close, Hariri hoped there will be an end to the surfacing fears and illusions related to the issue of nationality, which, he stressed, should not be over-exaggerated. “We cannot leave the Lebanese woman who is married to a non-Lebanese without rights or without a possibility to confer nationality to her children. This is no longer acceptable in our time,” Hariri maintained. (Al Diyar, July 31, 2019)
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