Jordan’s parliament on Monday approved a law granting Jordanian women married to non-Jordanian men the right to retain their nationality. Previously, Jordanian women married to foreign men had to renounce their Jordanian nationality and could only regain it when their marriages ended through “divorce or widowhood”. Jordanian men married to foreigners can retain their nationality. Director General of Civil Status and Passports Department (CSPD), Fahd Amoush, said the amendment aimed at promoting equality between Jordanian men and women in the eyes of the law. Executive Director of Lawyers Witho…