The short-lived victory of Samira Soueidan

Samira Soueidan was the first Lebanese woman to pass her Lebanese nationality to her children from her deceased Egyptian husband ¹. The court, led by judges John Qazzi, Rana Habka, and Lamis Kazma, issued a verdict allowing Soueidan’s two sons and two daughters to receive the Lebanese citizenship. In May 2010, however, the Court of Cassation overturned the three judges’ verdict. ²