The report of the High Commission for Planning (HCP), published a few days ago, entitled "Population and Development in Morocco", reveals many changes in the Moroccan family system in recent years, as well as changes in terms of fertility and marriage.
Mohamed Moubdie , Deputy and former Minister of the Popular Movement, reacted to the criticism about the lavish wedding of his son, Adam.
Journalist Hajar Raïssouni and her Sudanese fiancé were married on Thursday, October 31, in Rabat , after their release from prison.
The growing demand for minor marriages in Morocco raises questions about the future of the younger generations and its impact on Moroccan civil society. This is the finding made by Mohamed Abdennabaoui, Prosecutor of the King at the Court of Cassation and President of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, during the colloquium on child marriage, organized in Marrakech, in collaboration with UNICEF.
The Royal Gendarmerie has arrested a woman accused of bigamy, in Tahanaout, a commune located in the Marrakech region.
A family man was killed and dismembered by his son who opposed his project of a second marriage.
The Ministry of the Interior has granted children born out of wedlock the right to paternal filiation, through the adoption of the act of recognition.
Initially scheduled for last Saturday, the wedding of a Franco-Tunisian couple was canceled due to a public order disturbance. However, Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice , invited the couple to celebrate it on Monday, October 7.
While some Moroccan associations and human rights organizations want to see the practice of child marriage abolished, a note addressed by the Attorney General to the members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office on child marriage has just been published in the Official Bulletin. It recalls the rules but remains silent on the aspect relating to the prohibition.
After their wedding, a couple of newlyweds and their guests took certain liberties by storming the La Louvière-Haulchin axis to party. They could end up in court for obstructing traffic.
The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) will give its opinion on Thursday, September 19 on child marriage in Morocco. The Council has taken up this issue "in the face of the extent of the practice of child marriage in Morocco", in order to study the reasons and stop this practice, the consequences of which are numerous.
25 years ago, more precisely on Thursday, September 8, 1994, the Kingdom experienced a great moment of rejoicing, which marked an important member of the royal family. Lalla Hasnaa, the youngest daughter of King Hassan II of Morocco, married Khalil Benharbit, a Doctor of Medicine, specializing in Radiology. The royal palace in Fez, which had hosted the ceremony, had turned away many people.