Bassima Hakkaoui (Arabic :بسيمةالحقاوي - born 5 October 1960,Casablanca) is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party. Between 3 January 2012 until 9 October 2019,she has held the position of Minister of Solidarity,Women,Family and Social Development in Abdelilah Benkirane's cabinet. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] She has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2002,having been elected from the national list reserved for women. She was re-elected in 2007 and 2011. [1] In 2018 a law went into effect throughout Morocco known as the Hakkaoui law because she drafted it;the law includes a ban on forced marriage and sexual harassment in public places,and harsher penalties for certain forms of violence. But it was criticized for requiring victims to file for criminal prosecution to get protection. [6]
The 2003 Casablanca bombings,commonly known as May 16,were a series of coordinated suicide bombings on May 16,2003,in Casablanca,Morocco. Twelve suicide bombers loyal to the Salafia Jihadia organization detonated bombs hidden in backpacks in the Casa de España restaurant,the Hotel Farah,the Jewish Alliance of Casablanca,and sites near the Belgian consulate and an old Jewish cemetery. The attacks,which were later claimed by al-Qaeda,were the deadliest terrorist attacks in Morocco's history,claiming the lives of forty-five people and injuring at least 100. Despite deliberately targeting Jews,none of the victims were Jews as the attack occurred during Shabbat.
Forced marriage is a marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without their consent or against their will. A marriage can also become a forced marriage even if both parties enter with full consent if one or both are later forced to stay in the marriage against their will.
On 10 March 2012,Amina El Filali (1996–2012),a 16-year-old girl from Larache,Morocco,committed suicide by taking rat poison,after she was forced by her family to marry a man who had raped her when she was 15. According to Article 475 of the Moroccan penal code,the rapist was allowed to avoid prosecution by marrying his victim. This incident drew much attention to Moroccan law,and many people expressed a desire to have the law changed. Local human rights groups also called for the repeal of Article 475 of the Moroccan penal code,which de-criminalises a rape if the rapist later marries their victim. Two years after the suicide,the parliament decided to modify Article 475;it was edited in 2014.
Mohamed Nabil Benabdallah is a Moroccan politician. He had served as Minister of Housing and Urbanism of Morocco from 2012 until 2018,as part of the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane.
Abdellah Baha was a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party and member of the Executive Office of the Uniqueness and Reform Movement (MUR). From 3 January 2012 until his death,he served as Minister of State in Abdelilah Benkirane's government.
Lahcen Daoudi is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party. Between 3 January 2012 and 5 April 2017,he had held the position of Minister of "Higher Education and Scientific Research" in Abdelilah Benkirane's government.
Abdelouahed Souhail is a Moroccan politician of the Party of Progress and Socialism. Since 3 January 2012,he holds the position of Minister of Employment and Vocational Training in Abdelilah Benkirane's government. On 9 February 1998,he was appointed by King Hassan II as the CEO of the CIH Bank,a position he held until 2004.
Mustapha El Khalfi is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party. Since 3 January 2012,he holds the position of Minister of Communications and Spokesperson of the Government in Abdelilah Benkirane's government. Before this he was editor-in-chief of the Attajdid newspaper.
Abdelkader Aamara is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party and its Chief Treasurer. On 3 January 2012,he was nominated as the Minister for Industry,Trade and New Technologies in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Between 2013 and 2016,he was the Minister for Energy,Mines,Water and Environment and between 5 April 2017 and 7 October 2021,he had been the minister for Equipment,Transport and Water Logistics in the cabinet of El Othmani. Between 2 &20 August 2018,he took an interim position as the Minister for Economy and Finance following the firing of Mohamed Boussaid. He has served as MP for Salésince 2002 and is a professor at the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy in Rabat,from which he graduated in 1986.
Lahbib Choubani is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party. He held the position of Minister of Relations with the Parliament &Civil Society in Abdelilah Benkirane's cabinet. and also served as MP for Gheris-Tislit constituency since 2002.
Idriss Azami Al Idrissi is a Moroccan politician with the Justice and Development Party. Since 3 January 2012,he holds the position of Minister-Delegate for the Budget in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane.
Yasmina Baddou is a Moroccan politician of the Istiqlal party. Between 2007 and 2012,she held the position of Minister of Health in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi,and she was Secretary of State for Family Affairs in the cabinet Driss Jettou.
Driss Lachgar is a Moroccan politician of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) party. Between 2010 and 2012,he held the position of Minister of Relations with the Parliament in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi.
Mohamed Boussaid is a Moroccan politician of the National Rally of Independents. Between 2007 and 2010,he held the position of Minister of Tourism and Crafts in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi. Since 2010,he has been "Wali" (governor) of the Souss-Massa-Drâa region. He was Minister of Economy and Finance from October 2013 to August 2018.
Saad Hassar is a Moroccan politician. Between 2007 and 2012,he was Secretary of State for the Interior in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi,succeeding Fouad Ali El Himma.
Abdeslam Al Mesbahi is a Moroccan politician of the Istiqlal Party. Between 2007 and 2012,he held the position of Secretary of State for Territorial Development in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi.
Khalid Alioua is a Moroccan politician of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces party. He was Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the cabinet of Driss Jettou (2002–2007) and Minister of Social Development,Solidarity,Employment,Vocational Training and spokesperson of the Government in the first cabinet of Abderrahman el-Yousfi (1998–2000). He has a degree in accounting and has taught at the University of Hassan II. In early July 2012,he was arrested on charges of embezzlement during his time as president of the CIH bank.
Rachid Talbi Alami is a Moroccan politician of the National Rally of Independents party who is the President (Speaker) of the House of Representatives of Morocco since 2021. He was elected representative of Tetouan in the 2021 general election.
Najima Rhozali or Najima Thay Thay Rhozali is a Moroccan politician of the National Rally of Independents party. She held the position of Secretary of State for Literacy and non-formal Education in the cabinets of Driss Jettou.
The history of women in Morocco can be divided into periods:before,during,and after the arrival of Islam.
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