We're joined by Abdallah Salam for Episode 6, and we get into all the technicalities surrounding the civil marriage debate in Lebanon.

Abdallah is an international lawyer based in New York, and recently held his civil marriage ceremony in Beirut. Him and his wife, Marie-Joe Nassif, are currently pushing for their marriage registration at the Ministry of Interior. Our conversation includes previous civil marriage registration attempts, and the few successful registrations that occurred over the past decade.

Abdallah and Marie-Joe's ceremony received heavy local and international press coverage, and raised the issue once again of civil marriage domestic law's application in Lebanon. Click on the links below for reports:

https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2019/Jul-05/486817-civil-marriage-stalled-at-interior-ministry-newlyweds.ashx

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/07/lebanon-civil-marriage-debate-resurfaces.html

https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1177526/civil-marriage-in-lebanon-two-newlyweds-try-to-restart-the-stalled-process.html

http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/ces-libanais-qui-se-rebellent-contre-le-mariage-religieux-20190722

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2019/07/23/au-liban-un-couple-relance-le-debat-sur-le-mariage-civil_5492311_3210.html

https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/toutes-les-videos/information/64-le-monde-en-francais-1re-partie-edition-du-27-07-19-part-1

And their full ceremony is posted here:

https://youtu.be/pU9WUJswQww

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