In Jordan, women seek to pass on their citizenship to their non-Jordanian spouses and children.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/world/middleeast/in-jordan-a-struggle-for-gender-equality.html?_r=1

For eight years, Nima Habashna has been garnering online support for the rights of Jordanian women to pass on their citizenship to their non-Jordanian spouses and children.

When the Jordanian government — in response to the Arab Spring — scrapped an article in the Public Assembly Law requiring consent to hold rallies, Mrs. Habashna took her cause offline and onto the streets. Over the past few months, she organized several protests outside Parliament, the Royal Palace and the prime minister’s office.

As in many other countries in the region, Jordanian law grants nationality only to a person whose father holds citizenship. As a mother of six children who is married to a Moroccan, Mrs. Habashna is the only Jordanian citizen in her family.

The first time Mrs. Habashna told her supporters she would be protesting in Amman, she expected several women to join her. “Nobody showed up except my daughters, and when I called some turned off their cellphones,” she said. “Others told me their husbands didn’t permit them to join.”

But a barrier of fear has been lifted in Jordan as the number of protests increased in the region. Many of Mrs. Habashna’s female supporters now join her during protests. Some have received threatening messages, however, warning them to stop their campaign or face punishment. “We received letters to frighten us,” she said, “but I guarantee you, we will not remain silent.”

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1. I certainly relate to them and support them in fighting this injustice

The United States treats same sex couples the same way, that is straight people can bring their spouses to the US and they can become citizens, gay couples are denied that right. We have many expats because of that shit, religious, bigoted and much like the laws in Jordan.