In recent years, a growing number of children born to unmarried mothers have found themselves caught in a legal limbo within the kingdom of saudi arabia The issue, largely invisible to the international community, stems from a complex mix of custodial laws, social norms, and administrative procedures that together create a near‑impossible. But at night, they are always there, their bodies curled up on the median near a gas station in riyadh, the capital of saudi arabia.the girl in the red dress is dalia, a. An investigation by the guardian has revealed that kenyan women who once worked as domestic helpers in saudi arabia are unable to leave the country, as their children, born outside marriage,. Mothers from the us, canada, the uk and other western countries, are fighting to get their children out of saudi arabia after marriage breakdowns to saudi nationals. In saudi arabia, thousands of children born to kenyan mothers navigate life without official recognition or identity
Among them is blessings iminza, who has endured eight years of statelessness, unable to return to kenya with her mother. The mothers interviewed say they have made several attempts over the last two years to get help to leave saudi arabia and say the kenyan embassy refuses to process exit visas for kenyans who have stateless children.
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