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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Emily Ding

Malaysian mothers fight country’s unequal citizenship laws

Malaysian mothers and their children have been waging a long campaign to secure equal citizenship rights for women [Courtesy of Family Frontiers]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – After a decade in the United States, Aniza Ismail returned to Malaysia in 2009 with her two daughters. Recently separated from the girls’ Indonesian father, the 50-year-old wanted to bring them closer to her extended family and equip them with a better understanding of Islam.

But despite the fact that Aniza is Malaysian and the family has lived in Malaysia for 12 years, her daughters are not Malaysian.

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