ELISA ODDONE
Photojournalist
“Jordanian nationality law defines nationality through paternal bonds, leaving children born to foreign fathers in limbo”
Jordanian nationality law defines nationality through paternal bonds, leaving children born to foreign fathers in limbo.
Amman, Jordan - Kaleel Faraj was born and raised in Jordan, attended local schools and found a job in a private hospital in the capital Amman not far from where he was born 30 years ago.
Today, he is a slender man whose worn face conveys the sadness of one who has lost hope.
"I have spent all my in life in the kingdom but I don't count as [a] Jordanian citizen," Faraj explains from his home in Baqaa, a Palestinian refugee camp 30km northwest of the capital.
"My mother is Jordanian but my father is not; this is my problem," he said.
