Spain
Moroccan Mothers Jailed, Deported for Abandoning Children in Spanish Enclave
The court of the Spanish enclave, Melilla , sentenced two Moroccan nationals to 6 months in prison and deportation for voluntarily abandoning their children.
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Morocco
Moroccan Women Break Silence on Sexual Violence in Social Media Campaign
The Masaktach collective has called on women victims of violence to break the wall of silence and anonymously recount the drama they have experienced. Since then, testimonies have been pouring in from all sides, showing the hell of violence that some women are forced to face every day.
Morocco
Syrian Man Caught at German-Austrian Border with €1.1 Million in Hidden Cash
The German police managed to intercept a suspicious car at the border with Austria. A 25-year-old Syrian national, accompanied by a 21-year-old Moroccan woman , wanted to smuggle the sum of 1.1 million euros.
Morocco
Three Moroccan Women Sentenced to Life in UAE Drug Trafficking Case
More than a year after the death sentence of a Moroccan national involved in the brutal murder of her lover, 3 young Moroccan women have just been sentenced to life imprisonment for a case of drug trafficking in Abu Dhabi.
Morocco
Moroccan Women Face Higher Suicide Rates, WHO Report Reveals
Out of 1,013 people who committed suicide in Morocco in 2016, there were 613 women. According to the latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO) on suicide, women attempt it much more often than men.
Morocco
Moroccan Author Exposes Cultural Obsession with Female Virginity
In her book Sex and Lies: The Sexual Life of Moroccans , published in Paris in 2017, the Franco-Moroccan journalist and writer Leïla Slimani describes the perception that Moroccan society has of the virginity of Moroccan women.
Morocco
World Bank: Two-Thirds of Moroccan Women Overweight or Obese, Global Rates Soar
In its report entitled "Health and Economic Consequences of an Imminent Global Challenge", the World Bank reveals that 66% of Moroccan women are obese or overweight. The same report indicates that worldwide, about 44% of adults and 20% of children over five are facing the same weight issues.
Morocco
Moroccan Activists Launch Campaign to Empower Rape Survivors to Speak Out
The Masaktach collective has just launched an appeal to rape victims in Morocco. Formed in September 2018, during the same period as the Khadija and Saad Lamjarred cases, the Masaktach collective calls on victims to break the walls of silence and fear to denounce their tormentors.
Morocco
Moroccan Business Leaders Dominate Forbes' Middle East Women's Ranking
Seven Moroccan women have distinguished themselves in the latest ranking of the American magazine Forbes, dedicated to businesswomen in the Middle East. This edition targeted women from state-owned companies, private companies, self-made women, heiresses, etc.
Morocco
Baby Trafficking Ring Exposed: Moroccan Mothers Selling Infants to Spain and France
Non-governmental organizations denounce and call on the authorities to fight the growing trafficking of babies in Ceuta, Melilla and France. Indeed, single mothers, for 70,000 dirhams and more, engage in the sale of their babies, with the help of trafficking networks that particularly target single mothers.
Morocco
Bahraini Journalist Falls Victim to $520,000 Sextortion Scheme by Moroccan Woman
Victim of sextortion, a Bahraini journalist has lived a real hell since last October, following his encounter with a young Moroccan woman.
Morocco
Prostitution Ring Busted in Marrakech: 7 Arrested in Villa Raid
The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of the Ouled Hassoun brigade in the Al Ouidane commune in the Marrakech region, arrested, in flagrante delicto of debauchery and prostitution, three Kuwaiti nationals and four young Moroccan women.