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1 | Lebanon: What's a Passport Worth? | Libanona: Ohatrinona Ny Pasipaoro Iray? |
2 | A Bitter Discussion | Adihevitra Mangidy |
3 | A Lebanese Passport.. one of the worst 10 passports to hold. | Pasipaoro Libaney iray.. iray amin'ny pasipaoro folo ratsy tazonina indrindra. |
4 | Photo credit: Blogger Ali Sleeq | Saripika: Bilaogera Ali Sleeq |
5 | It was no big surprise to see the Lebanese passport amongst the 10 worst in the world in terms of freedom of travel and restrictions. | Tsy dia mahataitra loatra ny mahita ny pasipaoro Libaney tafiditra ao anatin'ny 10 ratsy indrindra manerantany eo amin'ny sehatry ny fahafahana mivezivezy sy ny fanakatsakanana. |
6 | The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index published earlier last week did, however, highlight the morose status of the Land of the Cedars and spark bitter reactions on all fronts. | Nasongadin'ny fampilaharana ny fanakatsakanana Visa navoakan'ny Henley & Partners tamin'ny herinandro, ny toerana (laharana) matroka ao amin'ny Tanin'ny Sedera izany ary nitraka valinteny mangidy avy amin'ny mpandray anjara rehetra. |
7 | At least blogger @AbirGhattas did not miss the irony in the perspective of Lebanon's notorious and dramatic racism problem: | Farafaharatsiny tsy diso anjara tamin'izany esoeso izany ny bilaogera @AbirGhattas raha jerena ny lazan'i Libanona eo amin'ny olan'ny fanavakavaham-bolonkoditra: |
8 | It must be very hard on the “madame” that she is on the same list with the “help” originating from Nepal, Sudan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. | Ho sahirana be izao i “madame” mandre fa miray lisitra amin'ireo “vonjeo” avy any Nepal, Sodàna, Pakistan ary Sri Lanka. |
9 | Of course the joke doesn't end here since the Lebanese General Security promptly issued a press release stating “The Lebanese passport is the best in the world.” | Mazava ho azy fa tsy mijanona hatreo ny vazivazy rehefa namoaka fanambarana an-gazety ny Fiarovana Ankapoben'i Libanona milaza “ny pasipaoro Libaney no tsara indrindra manerana izao tontolo izao.” |
10 | The official statement adds that Lebanon would soon adopt an “advanced” biometric passport. | Nampian'ny fanambaràna ofisialy moa fa hampiditra ny pasipaoro biometrika “lasa aloha” ry zareo. |
11 | It didn't impress anyone: | Tsy nahasondriana ny olona izany: |
12 | @mhijazi lol | tpt |
13 | - Michel Hweis (@MichelHweis) October 4, 2013 | |
14 | Revolution 961 calculates that the Lebanese passport is also one of the most expensive to obtain: | Revolution 961 mikajy fa anisan'ny lafovidy indrindra ny pasipaoro vao mahazo azy: |
15 | With only 5,296,760 Km2 that someone holding a Lebanese passport can visit without a visa, a Lebanese citizen should pay a world high 40$ ( and 70$ if you need it the same day ) to get that famous blue passport for 1 year. | Raha 5.296.760 Km2 monja ny velarantany azon'izay mitazona pasipaoro libaney tsy mila visa, tsy maintsy mandoa 40$ (70$ raha tiana ho azo amin'io andro io ihany) ny olom-pirenena Libaney iray raha te-hahazo ilay pasipaoro manga miasa mandritra ny herintaona. |
16 | On the other hand, Danish and Japanese passports for example, allow for more than 73,000,000 Km2, which is more than 15 times than our passport. | Etsy ankilny ny pasipaoro Danoà na Japoney, ohatra, mamela azy ireo hitsidika mihoatra ny 73.000.000 Km2, izay mihoatra ny 15 avo heny raha oharina amin'ny pasipaorontsika. |
17 | But a Danish pays 10.4$ for a year ( 104$ for a 10 year passport), while a Japanese pays 13.5$ (135$ for 10 years) . | Saingy ny Danoà mandoa 10,4$ isan-taona (104$ ho an'ny pasipaoro iray manankery 10 taona), ary ny an'ny Japoney mandoa 13,5$ (135$ ao anatin'ny folo taona) . |
18 | The perspective of biometrics data is not really something to look forward to either, blogger Gino calls it like he sees it: | Tsy dia misy inona antenaina ihany koa ny fomba fijery eo amin'ny resaka biometrika, ny bilaogera Gino niantso azy ity araka izay hitany: |
19 | As for the “new biometric data” thing, that only means one thing: MORE MONEY! | Tahaka izany ihany koa ny momba ny “tahirin-kevitra biometrika vaovao”, zavatra iray ihany no dikany: VOLA BEBE KOKOA! |
20 | =D We already pay hundreds of dollars to renew our flimsy passports for a few years (the most expensive I believe?) Adding RFID chips and doing the biometric analysis means only one thing: someone close to the General Security or one of the politicians/warlords will take the exclusive rights to that, charge us exorbitant amounts, and make millions for a passport that will remain equally useless and frustrating. | =D efa mandoa anjatony dolara izahay raha hanavao ilay pasipaorontsika izay mora simba hampiasaina anatin'ny taona vitsy ( inoako ho ny lafo indrindra) Ampiana ny “puce” RFID sy ny famotopotorana biometrika dia midika zavatra tokana: olona akaikin'ny ao amin'ny Fiarovana Ankapobeny na iray amin'ireo mpanao politika na mpitari-tafika indray no hahazo manokana ny tsena, dia hampandoa volabe anay, ary hahazo volabe an-tapitrisany amin'ny pasipaoro izay sady tsy misy ilana azy no handiso fanantenana. |
21 | Meanwhile, @eliefares from A Separate State of Mind deplored the fact that while reactions ranged from denial to outrage, little is done to actually help improve the situation: | Mandritra izany fotoana izany i @eliefares avy ao amin'ny Firenena Misaraka An-Tsaina mitaraina raha mahita ny fanehoa-kevitra ahitana fitsipahana ka hatramin'ny fahatezerana, kely dia kely ny zava-bita mba tena hanatsarana tokoa ny toe-draharaha : |
22 | (…) a passport's merits aren't in the way it looks, its size or the feeling it has in your hand or how efficiently it gets scanned at border controls. | Tsy any amin'ny endriny, na habeny na ny fahatsapanao rehefa mitazona azy ianao na ny fiasany tsara rehefa tarafina any amin'ny fanaraha-maso an-tsisintany no ahitana ny fahamendrehan'ilay pasipaoro. |
23 | But don't tell people that because we can twist any simple data we have into whatever gets us to sleep better at night. | Fa aza miteny amin'ny vahoaka ihany koa hoe mahay mikirakira tahirin-kevitra eo am-pelantanantsika isika no mahatonga antsika ho tsara torimaso rehefa amin'ny alina. |
24 | Let's call it a way of life. | Andao antsointsika hoe fomba fiaina izany. |
25 | Let's call it perpetuating the status quo. | Andao antsointsika hoe fanohizana hatrany ny efa mitoetra tsara izany. |
26 | Do Lebanese really want to improve their passport? | Tian'ny Libaney tokoa ve ny hanatsarana ny pasipaorony? |
27 | By the looks of it, many of them probably couldn't care less. | Raha jerena amin'ny endriny, tsy nahakojakoka azy akory aza ny maro. |
28 | What's in a passport anyway? | Fa inona tokoa moa no ao anatin'ny pasipaoro? |
29 | In a world where national borders are significantly fading out amongst some countries, while others remain virtually locked out, a passport can mean everything. | Ao amin'ny tontolo izay toy ny efa levona tsy misy dikany intsony aza ny sisintanim-pirenena any amin'ny firenena sasantsasany, nefa ny an'ny hafa toy ny voahidy tsy afa-mifidra izy ireo, mety hidika zavatra be dia be ny pasipaoro. |
30 | An increasing number of people may feel like citizens of the world, but their country of origin plays a big role in determining the social and economic opportunities they'll have access to. | Mety miha-mitombo isa ireo mahatsapa ny tenany ho olom-pirenen'ny tany, saingy mitana anjara toerana lehibe eo amin'ny famaritana ny fanararaotra ara-piarahamonina sy ara-toekarena avelany hotakarin'ny olony ny firenena niaviany. |
31 | In a country of so many turmoils, dual citizenship becomes a coveted goal. | Ao amin'ny firenena anjakan'ny gidragidra, tsiriritina fatratra ny fizakàna zom-pirenena roa. |
32 | This is why @Khaladk‘s tweet may seem weird, but it's a sentence often heard in Beirut: | Izany ny antony toa hafahafa ny tweet-n'i @Khaladk, saingy izany no fiteny re matetika ao Beirota: |
33 | After my wife gets her #Australia n passport we are going to ceremoniously burn her #Lebanon one at the consulate! #justsaying | Taorian'ny nahazoan'ny vadiko pasipaoron'i Aostralia dia nandeha nandoro ny pasipaorony Libaney tao amin'ny konsilà izahay! mba miteny |
34 | - كريم (@khaladk) October 2, 2013 | |