ChaChapter 1: Nationality and Statelessness to a person born in the country whose parents are la jinsiya laho. In practice, there are also other terms in use across the region, which have emerged in relation to specific groups. A prime example is the term Bidoon – an abbreviated form of bidoon jinsiya, which translates to “without nationality”. This word is widely used to describe a particular group of stateless people in the Gulf who, for various reasons, were never able to access nationality in their ancestral homeland. Another distinct set of terminology for statelessness has emerged in the specific contexts of Lebanon and Syria. There, many stateless people are referred to as maktoum al kayd (in Lebanon) or simply the maktoumeen (in Syria). Maktoum is another way to express “without” in Arabic, while al kayd can best be understood as referring to “registration”, i.e. “without registration” or “unregistered”. While there is no direct reference in this phrase to nationality, this label is used in reference to people who are stateless in these countries. Indeed, all of the aforementioned groups are equally stateless, they have simply been bestowed different labels in Arabic. These domestic terms have also subsequently permeated the discussion of these stateless groups in other languages: i.e. the Bidoon of Kuwait are widely known and described as such within the international arena. 21