A question of belonging

No real victory: The Constitution was finally amended to grant Malaysian women the right to pass on their citizenship to their foreign-born children. Unfortunately, the amendment is not retroactive. — Bernama

IT almost felt like a Faustian bargain. “I’ll give you what you want but in return I will destroy your sense of justice.”

And so it went that after a long battle, Malaysian women got what they wanted, the right to pass on their citizenship to their foreign-born children, a right that Malaysian men have had since Day One.