She could be born to a Syrian mother, live for years in Syria and remain deprived of her citizenship. Your legal future may depend on your father's identity, nationality, or even his status in the Syrian war.
After the fall of the Assad regime, one of the most sensitive citizenship issues returns to the forefront, as the authorities announce a study to amend the citizenship law. But the controversy sparked by the proposal reveals questions that go beyond women's rights to the concept of citizenship itself in the new Syria.
From stateless children to generations of Palestinians and children of foreign fighters, legal, historical and political considerations are intertwined in an issue that affects the lives of thousands of families.
Is Syria progressing towards a law that equalizes its citizens, or will it reproduce discrimination according to the calculations of the new stage?
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