Morocco
84-Year-Old Moroccan Woman Fulfills Lifelong Dream of Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca
Zahia Bouchta, an 84-year-old Moroccan, will finally be able to fulfill her dream of performing the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
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Moroccan woman
Morocco
Morocco Outpaces France in Percentage of Women Pursuing Engineering Degrees
In Morocco, most young girls choose scientific studies. Unlike France, many of them are integrating engineering schools.
Spain
Spanish Judge Seeks to Question Imprisoned Moroccan Jihadist in France Over ISIS Roles
Judge of the Audiencia Nacional, Santiago Pedraz, is asking France for authorization to question Loubna Fares, a Spanish woman of Moroccan origin married to a jihadist and arrested in 2019, as part of the investigation against the two Spanish women repatriated from a Syrian camp in January.
Spain
Fatal Crash on Spain's N-340 Highway Claims Life of Moroccan Resident
A Moroccan resident in Barbate died as a result of a traffic accident that occurred on Monday on the N-340, between Tarifa and Algeciras, and also left two injured.
Belgium
Rising Star: Nawal Farih, 35, Brings Diverse Background to Belgian Parliament
Nawal Farih is one of the youngest deputies in the Belgian federal parliament. Of Moroccan origin, the 35-year-old woman, born in France and raised in Genk where she studied International Trade, entered politics in 2018 by becoming a member of the CD&V party. Since last summer, she has been in a relationship with Sammy Mahdi, the party president.
Morocco
Moroccan Human Rights Group Warns of Surge in Sexual Violence Cases
Sexual violence against minors and women is reaching alarming proportions in Morocco, warns the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH), which calls for an urgent reform of the Penal Code.
Spain
Moroccan Mother and Son Arrested Attempting to Swim to Spanish Enclave Ceuta
A Moroccan woman from Martil and her 10-year-old son were arrested by the Civil Guard, at the height of the Chorrillo beach, as they were trying to reach Ceuta by swimming.
Morocco
Moroccan Divorced Mothers Fight Restrictive Child Guardianship Laws
Before establishing any administrative document for their children, including the national identity card, divorced women in Morocco must have the father’s authorization. They are calling for the lifting of this requirement in the reform of the Family Code.
France
Moroccan and French Lawyers to Debate Women's Rights Progress in Nantes Conference
Moroccan lawyer Ghizlane Mamouni, known for her fight against Article 490 of the Moroccan Penal Code and her commitment to reforming the Family Code, will exchange this Tuesday with her counterpart from Nantes, Anne Bouillon, on the situation of women’s rights in Morocco and France, during a conference at the Jacques-Demy media library in Nantes.
Morocco
Moroccan Mother of Five Killed in Spain Farm Bus Crash; Family to Receive Monthly Pension
Zahra A. A., the 40-year-old Moroccan seasonal worker who died on May 1 in a road accident in Huelva, Spain, was buried on Saturday in a cemetery in Essaouira. Her children, as well as her husband, will receive a monthly pension.
Spain
Fatal Bus Crash in Spain Highlights Plight of Moroccan Seasonal Farm Workers
A Moroccan woman died on Monday in the bus accident that was transporting seasonal workers from Huelva to the farm where they worked. 39 others were injured, two of them seriously. An accident that revives the debate on the precariousness of these women who come every year to participate in the red fruit harvest in the Spanish city.
Spain
Moroccan Entrepreneur Defies Odds, Builds Thriving Bridal Business in Tenerife
Meryem Assemlal, affectionately called Meri, is a divorced woman and mother of two children living in Santa Úrsula, a town in the north of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where the Moroccan runs a bridal shop. An example of success despite prejudices.