** Saudi nationality for my daughters, says Shoura member

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xW5jQuRIIAU5n_B5bih23w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_XE/News/saudigazette/139570928214.jpg (http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/**-saudi-nationality-daughters-says-shoura-member-000000192.html)JEDDAH - A Shoura Council member said she was unable to get the Saudi nationality for her daughters because their father is Lebanese, business daily Al-Eqtisadiah reported Monday. Addressing a gathering in her ho**r held recently in Jeddah by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the occasion of Women?s History Month, Thuraya Obaid said the Cabinet decision to treat the children of a Saudi woman married to a foreigner as full-fledged Saudis has **t been ho**red by a large number of government departments. "Saudi women married to foreigners should be allowed to obtain nationality for their children on an equal footing with the Saudi men married to foreign women," she said. She said children of Saudi women married to foreigners should be allowed to stay in the country with their mothers and receive the same treatment given to Saudi children in terms of education and health.




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