![DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 17, 2018.
Esmat Rabi, with her son Abdullah.
(Photo by Reem Mohammed/The National)
Reporter: ANNA ZACHARIAS
Section: NA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7ZHPP7PD2IKWJAUBEVXXZXUU4E.jpg?smart=true&auth=3ef07b086311c5cd6a484881cb09ef426259bf592a7d4f91318f2f3f835f4821&width=400&height=225)
Esmat Rabi, an Emirati, is seeking citizenship for her son Abdullah, who was left stateless because of a legal problem. Reem Mohammed / The National
Esmat Rabi, an Emirati, is seeking citizenship for her son Abdullah, who was left stateless because of a legal problem. Reem Mohammed / The National
Emirati mother seeks citizenship for son left stateless in legal anomaly
Esmat Rabi and her Greek husband are unable to obtain a passport for their son because Greece does not recognise their marriage
Anna Zacharias
16 December, 2018