Lebanon’s Dual Nationality Law is a Sexist Travesty

The cabinet with zero women strikes again.

If your father’s father was Lebanese, congratulations, you just earned the Lebanese nationality! Don’t worry, even if you or your father have never been to Lebanon, you deserve it (patting you on the back). That’s because you’re the man! You’re the son of a man who’s the son of a man who was once in Lebanon before he left at age 9.

On the other hand, if you lived your entire life in Lebanon, went to Lebanese schools, speak the language fluently and your mother is Lebanese but your father is not, tough luck. We don’t recognize your paltry lineage and dubious connection to this sacred land.

Also: Who needs bird brains? Lebanon’s cabinet has no women.