Morocco

Young Moroccans Keep Arab-Spring Spirit Alive

By Juhie Bhatia ● Employment ● April 24, 2012

The youth-led Feb. 20 Movement in Morocco has simmered down to a core group that includes many female activists. They’re keeping an eye on constitutional reforms enacted last year that some say didn’t go far enough. “We want real, radical change,” says one.

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Moroccan Suicide Focuses Legal Trackers on Rape

By Juhie Bhatia ● Crime & Law ● March 20, 2012

Moroccan activists met in Fez last week to learn how to use an online database of women’s rights court decisions. They hope it will help propel reforms that were too late for Amina Filali, the teen who killed herself after being forced to marry her rapist.

Videos: Outrage, Protest Follow 16-Year-Old Moroccan’s Suicide

By Juhie Bhatia ● Crime & Law ● March 19, 2012

Many activists in Morocco are outraged and protesting the laws that led to the suicide of a 16-year-old near Tangiers, who was forced to marry her rapist. Juhie Bhatia, Women’s eNews managing editor, was in Morocco for reaction.

Morocco May Allow Abortion; Political Gap Persists

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● January 14, 2012

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Moroccan Vote Puts Women’s Gains to Crucial Test

By Maura Ewing ● Politics ● November 21, 2011

Morocco’s new constitution offers huge hope for gender equality, including combating a well-documented problem of domestic violence. New members of parliament elected Nov. 25, along with the king, will determine actual change.

Morocco Accepts CEDAW; U.S. Denies Women Asylum

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● December 13, 2008

Charge: Sahara Tribal Women Jailed for Adultery

By Dominique Soguel ● Politics ● May 28, 2008

A member of a Moroccan delegation in New York this month described a secret detention center in southwestern Algeria for mothers whose only crime was being unwed. The story’s political backdrop is a complicated territorial dispute in Western Sahara.

Elections Put Moroccan Women at Crossroads

By Leela Jacinto ● Politics ● June 18, 2007

Morocco passed landmark liberalizing reforms for women in 2000 but some secular activists fear they could be weakened in September by a change in Parliament. Second in two stories on the elections.

Moroccan Women’s Rights Wear Royal Robes

By Leela Jacinto ● Politics ● June 17, 2007

In Morocco, the king is viewed as a champion of women’s rights, which means secular women’s rights activists are often in the royalist political camp. First in two stories ahead of September elections.

Moroccan Single Mom Looks Beyond Bathhouse Walls

By Leela Jacinto ● Politics ● May 20, 2007

In Casablanca, Morocco, a single mother works in a bathhouse, helping visitors luxuriate in their communal grooming ritual. Her single status, however, means she is breaking the law and is shunned by her family.