EIRUT: The Lebanese Consulate in Sao Paulo outright rejected a television report about the status of Arab women, particularly in Lebanon, saying the show demonstrated ignorance of the situation in Lebanon.

“The Consulate General of Lebanon in Sao Paulo vehemently condemns the report Globo presented on Sunday 29.6.2014 addressing the situation of women in the Middle East, specifically in Lebanon,” Consul Kabalan Frangieh said in a statement. “The report demonstrates ignorance of the situation of women in Lebanese society, describing them as a man's property subject to all kinds of mistreatment and abuse.”

The show titled “Women are Regarded as the Private Property of a Man in Lebanon” reported that Lebanese women were mistreated with no legal rights or protection. It also called on Brazilian women to refrain from marrying a Lebanese man.

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