Moroccan Women Seek Safe Spaces for Swimming as Beach Harassment Persists
17 August 2019
In the absence of beaches where they would feel completely safe, Moroccan women are flocking to the new pool in Rabat for their leisure.
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Elegant Fraudster Arrested: Woman Used Luxury Car to Lure and Rob Victims in Agadir
12 August 2019
The security services of the city of Ait Melloul, in the outskirts of Agadir, managed to arrest a young woman in her thirties, for her involvement in cases of fraud and scam, (…)
Moroccan Charity Empowers Single Mothers with Housing and Job Training
9 August 2019
"100% Mamans" is a social welfare association in Tangier. Providing invaluable assistance to single mothers each year, it provides free accommodation for 200 women, allowing (…)
Moroccan Justice Minister: Societal Conservatism Challenges Reform Efforts
8 August 2019
On the sidelines of the celebration of the Throne Feast, Mohamed Aujjar, Minister of Justice and Freedoms, confided, in an interview with the Spanish agency, EFE, that the will (…)
Moroccan Breastfeeding Rates Plummet, WHO Reports Health Concerns
5 August 2019
Breastfeeding is declining sharply in Morocco. Less than one in four mothers manage to complete a two-year breastfeeding cycle, according to figures from the World Health (…)
Moroccan Feminist Group Demands Action Against Rising Violence Towards Women
5 August 2019
Exasperated, the Moroccan women, gathered within the Union of Feminist Action (UAF), call for "zero tolerance for violence against women".
Moroccan Woman Sentenced to 8 Years for Infanticide After Abandonment
4 August 2019
The fruit of an extramarital affair, the female baby was not meant, according to the mother, to live any longer. She strangled it at birth, after being abandoned by all her (…)
Investigation Launched into Pregnant Woman’s Death at Moroccan Clinic
4 August 2019
An investigation has been immediately opened, following the death of a pregnant Moroccan woman in a private clinic. This decision was made to determine the circumstances of the (…)
Moroccan Woman Delivers Baby Alone in Car at Ceuta Border Crossing
2 August 2019
Giving birth is the most beautiful but also the most painful moment in a woman’s life. Often, mothers spend nine months preparing for this moment, which is often immortalized, (…)
Feminist Activist Faces Online Backlash Over Tour de France Podium Girls Petition
30 July 2019
Feminist activist Fatima Ezzahra Benomar, a Franco-Moroccan, denounced "the sexist practices of the Tour de France" on social media. This backfired, as she was subjected to a (…)