95 GLOSSARY • Affidavit: An affidavit is a sworn written statement used as legal evidence, commonly used in court proceedings and immigration cases. • Employment: In this study, employment is understood as a professional activity attached to a regular remuneration that would stem from a stable employer or activity. • Macha’at: Land that follows the Ottoman estate system; thus, considered land commonly owned by people in the area, mostly rural regions. Today, large portions of these lands are still not registered under any official cadaster. • Maktoum el Qayd (MeQ): Persons in Lebanon whose name and identity are not attached to any official registry (qayd). • Mukhtar: Translates to the “chosen one” - a local elected official at a neighborhood level in charge of processing formal procedures for citizens, residents and stateless vis-à-vis central authorities. Its office and duties are regulated by the Mukhtar Law enacted in 1947 and amended in 1997. • Muta’a: Mut'ah is a temporary form of contractual marriage practiced in Shia Islam, characterized by a predetermined duration and automatic dissolution at its conclusion. It is distinct from permanent marriage, as it is bound by specific conditions and motivations such as companionship, financial support, or sexual gratification. • Nonregistered: Persons born to a Lebanese father and whose birth was not registered within the one year deadline, after which the birth can only be registered through a lengthy and very costly procedure. • Qayd el Dars (QeD) or under-study cases: Persons of unspecified nationality whose original nationality is pending and case under study by the General Directorate of the General Security. • Stateless: Individuals who are not “considered as a national by any state under the operation of its law” as defined under international law. ACRONYMS BML: Beirut and Mount Lebanon CSO: Civil Society Organizations FGD: Focus Group Discussions GDGS: General Directorate of the General Security Gov: Government GPO: General Prosecutor Office IO: International Organizations ISF: Internal Security Forces LAF: Lebanese Army Forces LBP: Lebanese Pounds MDW: Migrant Domestic Worker MeQ: Maktoum el Qayd MoEHE: Ministry of Education and Higher Education MoF: Ministry of Finance MoIM: Ministry of Interior and Municipalities MoJ: Ministry of Justice MoPH: Ministry of Public Health MoSA: Ministry of Social Affairs MP: Member of Parliament NSSF: National Social Security Funds PCM: Presidency of the Council of Ministers PwD: Persons with Disabilities QeD: Qayd el Dars © 2023 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.