Sadik Mallouk, a Moroccan residing in Spain, spoke on the phone with his wife Chaimae, 27, living in Fez with their son, Mohamed, without knowing that it was the last time he would hear her voice and never see his son again. His wife had hidden from him that she was about to board a boat with the 5-year-old to join him.
The Basque model of Moroccan origin, Sarah Loinaz , has been Miss Universe Spain 2021 since Saturday, October 16. Teresa Calleja Palazuelo, cousin of the Duchess of Huéscar, and Carmen Serrano were respectively elected first and second runner-up.
The Democratic Association of Moroccan Women (ADFM) advocates a thorough review of the Family Code in order to strengthen the legal framework aimed at better guaranteeing women’s rights.
In Morocco, 32% of married, divorced or widowed women have been victims of early marriage .
Miss Raïssa, a young Moroccan living in Spain, rapped on the "Got Talent" stage to denounce the discrimination that she and many other Muslim women suffer in the country.
The Spanish writer of Moroccan origin, Najat El Hachmi , winner of the 2021 Nadal Prize, does not believe that gender equality will become a reality in the Muslim world without a clearly stated will of the States to promote secularism. She considers Islamic feminism as another form of machismo.
The three children of the Moroccan woman slaughtered on Monday by her husband at their home in La Vila Joiosa (Murcia) have been placed under the guardianship of the Valencia region, pending a decision on their care by a family member.
A Moroccan man committed suicide on Monday by jumping off a bridge, after slitting his wife’s throat at their home in La Vila Joiosa (Murcia region). This is the first sexist murder recorded in the province since the beginning of this year.
New recommendations have been issued by the national technical and scientific vaccination committee for the updating of care protocols and the strengthening of preventive measures for pregnant and breastfeeding women and newborns.
Moroccan women are demanding parity on electoral lists in order to take an active part in the general elections of September 8 .
Meryem, a 56-year-old Moroccan, incarcerated at the Fontcalent prison (Alicante) since July for drug trafficking, died on August 14 from a heart attack. She had requested provisional release for health reasons, which the judge had rejected.
The Spanish writer of Moroccan origin, Najat el Hachmi , says she grew up in an environment where the strict rules of Islam did not grant freedom to women. For her, the veil is a "mobile prison".