FINANCIAL TIMES, Special Report by Roula Khalaf (May 15, 2012) — It was not the image the world was accustomed to. Long perceived as second-class citizens in their own countries, Arab women were suddenly propelled to the forefront of social activism in the Arab Awakening that has swept the region over the past 16 months. [...]
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Morocco’s new Constitution enables woman empowerment – Minister Bassima Hakkaoui
Morocco World News/MAP (UNITED NATIONS, New York, Feb. 29, 2012) — Moroccan minister of solidarity, women, family and social development Bassima Hakkaoui said, on Tuesday in New York, that Morocco’s new Constitution provides many opportunities for the empowerment of women. Hakkaoui told the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which opened on [...]
New Morocco, Tunisia leaders defend Arab democracy, need for inclusion, jobs at Davos
Washington Post/Associated Press (World Economic Forum – Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 27, 2012) — Newly empowered Islamist leaders stood up for Arab democracy Friday, saying extremists need to be brought into the fold and chiding the West for objectifying women and income inequalities. The prime ministers of Tunisia and Morocco, brought to office by elections prompted by region-wide [...]
Emphasis on youth & women employment major pillar of NAPEO Conf. – J. AbiNader
By Jean AbiNader (Marrakech, Jan. 17, 2012) — The presenters at this year’s PNB-NAPEO conference in Marrakech are impressive. Most speakers have demonstrated expertise in a variety of enterprises or are enablers of ingredients for building businesses and jobs: venture capital, training, angel investors, and entrepreneurs. Most of the achievers are from Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria, while the enablers are [...]
First Jewish female candidate highlights Morocco’s tolerance, diversity
MENA FN/dpa-McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (Rabat/Tel Aviv, Nov. 23, 2011) — Marie-Yvonne ‘Maguy’ Kakon would be just another candidate contesting Morocco’s parliamentary elections on Friday – if it were not for one detail. The 57-year-old real estate consultant is the only Jew among a total of more than 7,000 candidates in the staunchly Muslim country. Jewish [...]
Moroccan Vote Puts Women’s Gains to Crucial Test
UPI/WomensEnews, by Maura Ewing (Nov. 21, 2011)–Morocco’s new constitution offers huge hope for gender equality, including combating a well-documented problem of domestic violence. New members of parliament elected Nov. 25, along with the king, will determine actual change. Judges’ decisions in Morocco are driven more by laws than constitutional rights. That means the next parliament [...]
FAQ: Morocco Elects a New Parliament — Final results, Turnout, Outlook ahead
On November 25, Moroccans went to the polls to cast their vote in historic parliamentary elections following the adoption of broad Constitutional reforms in July. Nearly 4,000 Moroccan, US, and international observers, including the National Democratic Institute and Morocco’s National Human Rights Council, worked with Moroccan civil society leaders to train and assist in carrying [...]
Women’s rights in Morocco: from the private to public sphere
Though there is still work to be done in regard to Moroccan women’s rights, Fatima Outaleb, member of the Union of Women’s Action (UAF) Board of Directors in Morocco, takes a look at the forward strides made by women’s rights organisations in Morocco. [Continue Reading...]
