UAE’s New Foreign Citizenship Plan Triggers Rare Rights Debate

Wife of one emirate’s ruler wades into debate over citizenship
In UAE, it’s father’s citizenship that’s passed on to children

A woman walks along an empty beach in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. — A woman walks along an empty beach in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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By Abeer Abu Omar

February 2, 2021 at 2:30 PM UTC

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The United Arab Emirates’ new plan to offer citizenship to a select group of foreigners has generated some rare public discussion about rights, including from the wife of a ruling sheikh.