The Women's Learning Partnership joins with regional partners in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco to launch the Citizenship Campaign that calls for: Legal reform enabling women to confer their nationality to their husbands and children without condition; Full implementation of reformed nationality laws and equal access to these laws for all women; Recognition of women as equal citizens in all areas of life.
The Moroccan Government recently introduced a new bill to reform the Nationality Code for Moroccan women and children. We interviewed Rabéa Naciri, the President of ADFM, to find out more about the bill, its impact, and the next steps for women’s organizations in Morocco.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on February 2nd, 2007
Press Release from Moroccan Women’s Organization ADFM: Today, we are noting with great satisfaction that children born to Moroccan mothers from foreign fathers, as well as those born before the bill was adopted, can have the Moroccan nationality. We are excited about this victory but we want to be clear that we will keep pressuring the Government for FULL reform of Morocco’s Nationality Code.
Continue Reading | Posted by rabea lemrini on January 26th, 2007
لقد أصدرت العضوات في منظمة “الجمعية الديمقراطية لنساء المغرب”(ADFM) بياناً صحفياً ردا على الإصلاح الذي أجرته الحكومة المغربية على قانون الجنسية المغربي وذلك في الثامن عشر من شهركانون الثاني/يناير 2007.
وجاء على لسان العضوات: “نحن جد متحمسات لهذا النصر ولكننا سوف نبقي الضغط على الحكومة لإجراء إصلاح شامل لقانون الجنسية المغربي”
Continue Reading | Posted by marion on January 26th, 2007
On January 18, 2007, the Moroccan Government passed a bill reforming the country’s nationality code which will now enable women the right to pass on their nationality to their children. A government spokesperson reported this was a result of pressure from women’s organizations.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on January 25th, 2007
In July of 2005, the Royal Court of Morocco delivered a speech promising that the Moroccan Nationality Code would be amended in order for women to pass on their nationality to their children.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on December 19th, 2006
This article seeks to trace the mutability of the gendered identity and status of citizen that is the locale of a persistent tension between Shariah laws and constitutional statutes in Pakistan.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on November 20th, 2006
Association des Femmes Chefs de Famille (AFCF), launches a campaign in Mauritania to advocate for equal rights to nationality for men and women.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on November 10th, 2006
Our Lebanese colleagues have informed us that following a brief suspension of campaign activities as a result of the July-August conflict in the region, they have re-launched their citizenship campaign.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on November 6th, 2006
In this podcast, she discusses campaign-related activities from Bahrain, Egypt, and Lebanon and details how each country campaign started at the same place, but faced different challenges, and have differing success stories to tell.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on November 3rd, 2006
My husband and I are running a successful business here and have bought land and built a house for ourselves, all of which is written in my name.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on November 1st, 2006