
Legalization of prostitution in Morocco: the shocking proposal of a lawyer
In Morocco, a lawyer registered with the Rabat bar pleads for the legalization of prostitution and sets out the rationale.

In Morocco, a lawyer registered with the Rabat bar pleads for the legalization of prostitution and sets out the rationale.

A 32-year-old woman, who has been in a relationship for four years with a national of the Gulf countries within the framework of a customary marriage celebrated on the basis of the Fatiha, has been arrested and placed in detention. She will be presented this Tuesday before the investigating judge at the court of first instance in Marrakech.

An unexpected scene, which occurred during the debates on the draft finance law in Morocco, caused a lively controversy . A parliamentary group leader made remarks considered sexist towards a young female MP, prompting an immediate reaction from the Minister of Finance.

The public prosecutor’s office of the court of first instance of Marrakech ordered the provisional detention of a woman of around 30 years old in the Oudaya prison and her indictment for adultery and corruption.

The investigating judge at the Court of Appeal of Settat ordered the provisional detention of a man accused of murdering his wife in Ben Ahmed.

In financial difficulty, a 40-year-old woman, dressed in a niqab and armed with a bottle of acid, tried to rob a money transfer agency in Mohammedia. The police services in the region managed to foil her plan.

An International Labour Organization (ILO) program has changed the life of Fatima Laanieg. This Moroccan woman has gone from being an agricultural seasonal worker to the owner of a thriving grocery store.

Journalist Yasmina El Messaoudi thought she knew her father well. Until the day, after his death, she discovers another life, another family. In her book, she recounts how this secret shook her existence and transformed her relationship to her origins.

This Tuesday, October 7, Oumi Rayane , the wife of Remco Evenepoel, received her master’s degree in applied economic sciences with honors during a ceremony that took place on the Grand-Place in Brussels. For once, the Moroccan was in the spotlight, and not her husband.

Arrested in Ben Slimane and then prosecuted for adultery, a married woman and her lover were sentenced to a term of imprisonment.

While traveling with her family, a young Moroccan woman was arrested in the United Arab Emirates, in possession of a significant quantity of cocaine found in her personal belongings. The Emirati authorities are investigating a possible attempt at drug trafficking.

As her trial continues before the Tongres Assize Court, Nora R., a mother accused of murdering her newborn in February 2018, was conspicuously absent on Monday for a surprising reason.