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Elizabeth Whitman

Elizabeth Whitman is a journalist based in Amman, Jordan. Her writing has appeared in The Nation, Al Jazeera English, and The Interdependent.

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Global Justice, Politics

Jordan’s Second-Class Citizens

Jordanian mothers with non-Jordanian husbands cannot pass along citizenship to their children. The results are devastating, but a growing campaign is committed to change.

Elizabeth Whitman

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