3 December 2021
Although the law has prohibited customary (or so-called "Fatiha") marriages, the practice is still popular in Moroccan society, especially in rural areas. Associations continue (…)
15 October 2021
In Morocco, 32% of married, divorced or widowed women have been victims of early marriage.
12 March 2021
In Morocco, early marriages continue to jeopardize the future of children, especially in the rural world where this rate has reached 27.4% compared to 15.2% in urban areas. (…)
22 February 2021
It is a very sad story that happened on Saturday in Stehat, a village near Chefchaouen. A 17-year-old teenager committed suicide by hanging, while she was in the midst of (…)
27 January 2021
The Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) has just tabled a bill to regulate the marriage of minors in Morocco. It thus proposes to prohibit any marriage before the age of 18, (…)
25 November 2020
As part of the fight against violence against women and girls, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is joining forces with Shama, the first 100% Moroccan female robot, to (…)
21 October 2020
Social networks and other information channels have been flooded with reactions disapproving of the resurgence of pedophilia, rape and murder of children. But Jaouad Mabrouki, (…)
11 September 2020
The court in Nîmes last Tuesday sentenced a father and his partner to 18 months in prison with probation each, in a case of forced marriage organized in Morocco.
8 September 2020
A Moroccan residing in France and his partner will appear, starting Tuesday, September 8, before the criminal court, for a case of forced marriage.
8 March 2020
While authenticated marriages of underage girls are on the rise in the 12 regions of the Kingdom, the rate of customary marriage at Fatiha represents 10.79% of the cases (…)