GLOSSARY • Stateless: Individuals who are not “considered as a national by any state under the operation of its law” as defined under international law. • Maktoum el Qayd (MeQ): Persons in Lebanon whose name and identity are not attached to any official registry (qayd). • 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 General Security. • 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-a-vis central authorities. Its office and duties are regulated by the Mukhtar Law enacted in 1947 and amended in 1997. • Ta’arif card: An identification document granted by mukhtars to Lebanese stateless. The criteria for granting them are arbitrarily and discretionary set by mukhtars themselves. • Ta’arif certificate: An updated form of the ta’arif card after it was banned by the MoIM. It is a template created by governors and used by mukhtars who grant them as identification documents for persons whose legal status is problematic, such as Lebanese stateless. • 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. • 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. ABBREVIATIONS MeQ: Maktoum el Qayd QeD: Qayd el Dares UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees PCM: Presidency of the Council of Ministers MoIM: Ministry of Interior and Municipalities MoJ: Ministry of Justice GPO: General Prosecutor’s Office MoF: Ministry of Finance MoSA: Ministry of Social Affairs MoEHE: Ministry of Education and Higher Education GDGS: General Directorate of the General Security ISF: Internal Security Forces IO: International Organizations CSO: Civil Society Organizations LBP: Lebanese Pounds © 2021 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.