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• Lebanese Singer Wael Kfoury to Wed First Love After 19-Year Separation
  23 February 2023, by Ginette

  Nineteen years of separation and they end up reconnecting and are even preparing to get married. This is the love story of Lebanese singer Wael Kfoury and Moroccan Majda Alimouss.
  The two lovebirds met in 2004 and had no choice but to separate after a few years together. Majda’s family looked unfavorably on their daughter uniting her life with that of a man who did not share the same religion with her. The singer has rebuilt his life and from this marriage that ended in 2019, two (…)

• Morocco to Overhaul Family Code, Boosting Women’s Rights and Equality
  10 September 2022, by Prince

  King Mohammed VI recently announced the reform of the Family Code, nearly 20 years after its adoption, in order to establish more equality between men and women in matters of inheritance, marriage of minors, etc.
  In his speech on July 30th on the occasion of the Throne Feast, Mohammed VI launched the reform of the Family Code. "The spirit of the reform does not consist in granting the woman gracious privileges, but, much more precisely, in ensuring her full enjoyment of the legitimate (…)

• Rhône Imams Mandate Civil Marriage Before Religious Ceremonies
  15 January 2019, by Said

  The Theological Council of Imams of the Rhône (CTIR) has just taken a firm stand on civil marriage and religious marriage during its second assembly held on January 12 at the Décines mosque, near Lyon.
  "The CTIR reminds all the imams of the Rhône that they must under no circumstances celebrate a religious marriage if it is not preceded by a civil marriage at the town hall or before any other official institution," the CTIR writes in its final statement.
  For Azzedine Gaci, rector of the (…)

• Moroccan Political Scandal: PJD Member’s Wife Caught in Extramarital Affair Near Fez
  25 February 2019, by Amine

  A prominent member of the PJD and husband of the daughter of an Al Adl wal Ihssane leader has just discovered his wife in the midst of lovemaking, in the marital home, with another man. This is happening in the vicinity of the spiritual capital of the kingdom, Fez.
  On Monday in Ras El Ma, near Moulay Yaacoub, the daughter of one of the bosses of Al Jamaâ was surprised by her husband, a member of the PJD, in the company of her lover, and this within the very marital home. The young woman (…)

• PJD Leader’s Wife Caught in Adultery Scandal, Shocking Moroccan Political Circles
  28 February 2019, by Amine

  A few days ago, a story of adultery broke out, more precisely last Monday, in Ras El Ma, around Moulay Yaacoub. The daughter and wife of prominent members of Al Adl wal Ihssane and the PJD was caught in flagrante delicto of adultery by her husband within the conjugal home itself. She has three children. The newspaper Al Akhbar recounts the details.
  As in almost all such stories, the husband returns home earlier than expected. The latter, aged 42, a merchant but also a PJD leader, was only (…)

• Moroccan Fan’s World Cup Marriage Proposal Goes Viral at Qatar 2022
  19 December 2022, by Armel

  A romantic moment in Qatar. A Moroccan fan took advantage of the World Cup in Qatar to propose to his girlfriend.
  The scene took place during the third-place match of the competition that pitted Morocco against Croatia. Photos widely shared on social networks show a man and a woman celebrating their engagement, during the match at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
  This proposal elicited several reactions from Internet users, for the most part, happy for the couple. (…)

• Moroccan Soldier Accused of Fake Marriage Scheme to Sexually Exploit Teen
  11 September 2019, by Kamal

  A Moroccan soldier devised a strange scheme in order to sexually exploit a young girl from the city of Inezgane. With the help of his friends, he led the young victim into a fake marriage, with the consequences of a birth and a pregnancy.
  According to Agadir24, the suspect presented himself to the girl’s parents, accompanied by two fake adouls (notaries) and two pseudo-parents. The marriage certificate was drawn up and the two young spouses began to live a real marital relationship. (…)

• Moroccan Teen’s Suicide Highlights Controversy Over Child Marriage Laws
  26 March 2019, by Amine

  On March 24, two days ago, a 17-year-old girl committed suicide in the Jerada region, in eastern Morocco. The reason, she was forced to get married.
  It was in the village of Oulad Sidi Ali, in the province of Jerada, that a 17-year-old minor chose to end her life right after being asked in marriage and refusing the latter.
  This young girl was out of school and this drama occurs at a time when we currently see the multiplication of debates around the marriages of minors going in the (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Allow Private Jets for Mega-Wedding Near Marrakech Amid Flight Restrictions
  29 December 2021, by Sylvanus

  Hundreds of Americans and Israelis will soon travel to Marrakech for a mega-wedding party. The Moroccan authorities have already authorized the landing of private jets on Moroccan territory during this period of suspension of flights to and from Morocco.
  A mega-wedding party, between Israelis, will take place on January 2 and 3, 2022 in Agafay, a rural commune with enchanting landscapes 30 kilometers from Marrakech, to which hundreds of Americans and Israelis are invited, reports Maghreb (…)

• ’FBI’ Star Zeeko Zaki Proposes to Girlfriend During Moroccan Desert Getaway
  26 May 2023, by Said

  Egyptian-American actor and star of the "FBI" series, Zeeko Zaki, shared his joy on Instagram. In a post on the social network, he revealed that he had proposed to his girlfriend Renee Monaco. His declaration was unambiguous: "Habibi, it’s all yours now..."
  The couple, together since 2021, was traveling in Morocco, enjoying a camel ride in the Agafay desert, near Marrakech. It was in this setting that Zaki chose to make his proposal.
  The surprise seems to have been total for Monaco. (…)