Bank Al Maghrib, Morocco’s central Bank, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to bolster their cooperation to enhance womenR...
Law Criminalizing Violence against Women Enters into Force in Morocco
As soon as a law criminalizing violence against women has entered into force this week, already three complaints were filed by women claiming to have ...
Equal Inheritance Rights, Next Battle for Morocco’s Women
The resignation of Asma Lamrabet from the league of Moroccan Muslim scholars (Rabita Mohammedia) because of her support for equal inheritance rights b...
Moroccan Women will soon Pass Nationality to Foreign Spouses `
Morocco is working on new legislation enabling Moroccan women to pass nationality to their foreign spouses, said family minister Bassima Hakkaoui. “Bo...
Morocco Approves Law Protecting Women from Violence
Morocco has made a major stride forward for the rights of women with the new law passed by the Parliament, criminalizing harassment, aggression, sexua...
Tunisia Scraps Law Banning Muslim Women from Marrying Men from other Faiths
Despite opposition from Muslim clerics, Tunisia passed a bill allowing Muslim women to marry non-Muslims in a bid to secure equal rights for Tunisia’s...
Outrage Grows in Morocco after Sexual Assault on a Girl in Casablanca Bus
Hundreds of furious women staged mass sit-ins in Casablanca and Rabat in protest against the shocking sexual assault on a girl in a public bus in Casa...
Tunisians Divided Over Women‘s Inheritance Rights
Tunisians of all walks of life are divided over the issue of gender equality in inheritance rights. A controversial reform of the inheritance law unve...
Morocco: New Government Chief Unveils 2017-2021 Plan
The newly formed Moroccan government has unveiled its 2017-2021 plan as a continuation of the “reforms” launched by the previous government notably in...
Libya: calling for women empowerment and equal opportunities
On the walls of Bab Al-Azizya, 34 murals have been unveiled by activists urging for women empowerment to attract more attention on their plight. The e...