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Morocco’s Single Women Population Soars to 8 Million, Challenging Social Norms

1 March 2019

This is a phenomenon that persists and is taking on an alarming scale in Morocco for many years. The number of single women is estimated at around 8 million, according to (…)

Moroccan Doctors Reject Controversial Virginity Tests, Citing Medical and Ethical Concerns

10 January 2019

The virginity test practiced on some young women before marriage continues to be controversial in Morocco, with some doctors taking a stand against it.

Morocco Sees Rise in Female-Led Households, Now 1 in 5 Nationwide

29 December 2018

About one in five households in Morocco is now headed by a woman, according to the National Observatory of Human Development (ONDH).