Moroccan Web Series #TaAnaMeToo Breaks Silence on Sexual Assault
9 March 2021
In addition to being physically and psychologically shattered, victims of rape in Morocco are likely to be accused of having had sex outside of marriage and risk being (…)
Moroccan woman
Franco-Moroccan Activist Honored Among 109 ’Mariannes’ for International Women’s Day
5 March 2021
As part of the celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Deputy Minister to the Minister of the Interior, in charge of Citizenship, Marlène Schiappa, is (…)
Sex Trafficking Ring Busted in Melilla, Moroccan Ringleader Arrested
4 March 2021
The Melilla police dismantled a network of sexual exploitation of irregular Moroccan women. The head of the network, a 38-year-old Moroccan, was placed in pre-trial detention.
Moroccan Women’s Rights Activists Appeal to UN Over State-Linked Intimidation
4 March 2021
Claiming to be victims of intimidation and defamation by the media close to the State, activists from the Khmissa movement have sent a letter of grievances to UN Women, the (…)
Popular YouTuber Nada Hassi Assaulted and Car Vandalized in Violent Street Attack
3 March 2021
The famous YouTuber Nada Hassi was attacked in the street by strangers. In a video posted on her YouTube channel, the young woman, with a bloodied face, says that her car was (…)
Moroccan Scientists Among Winners of L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Awards
2 March 2021
Moroccan researchers Jihane Ouchrif and Najlaa Fathi are among the five winners of the 2020 edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO "For Women in Science" program. This program annually (…)
Ceuta Birth Rate Plummets 31% as COVID Border Closure Halts Moroccan Mothers
28 February 2021
Many Moroccan women who were almost at term used to go to Ceuta to give birth, where the quality of health services is better. With the closure of the border due to Covid-19, (…)
COVID-19 Lockdown Widens Health Care Gap for Female-Led Households in Morocco
25 February 2021
During the lockdown, households headed by women had more difficulty accessing health services than those headed by men. This is what the report of the High Commission for (…)
Egyptian Social Media Campaign Targets Moroccan Women as ’Husband Stealers’
22 February 2021
Moroccan women are at the heart of major media campaigns on the basis of defamation and denigration directed against them and led by Egyptian women. On YouTube, they are hunted (…)
Moroccan Women’s Rights Activist Begins Hunger Strike Over Shelter Eviction Order
21 February 2021
After receiving a prefectural letter ordering the evacuation of one of its centers, the president of the Ytto foundation for the housing and rehabilitation of women victims of (…)