It didn’t take much for Samira Sitaïl, Director of Information at the television channel, 2M, to lose her temper and openly attack the Minister of Family and Solidarity, Bassima Hakaoui.
Begging is a phenomenon that has taken on an alarming dimension on the streets of Morocco. The number of beggars in Morocco places the country at the forefront of Arab countries in this matter and raises questions about the origins and ramifications of this societal phenomenon.
Family Minister Bassima Hakkaoui can no longer stand the extent of the phenomenon of begging in Morocco. She made this known to parliament, simply proposing to sanction those who encourage this social drama.
The Minister of Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development, Bassima Hakkaoui, presented this week in Rabat the results of the 2nd national survey on the prevalence of violence against women carried out by her department. It emerges that 13.4% of women in Morocco report having been victims of electronic violence.
It’s a frightening figure. More than 50% (actually 54%!) of Moroccan women have been victims, at least once in their lives, of a form of violence from their spouse.