Being a Westerner, I have to say I think Morocco is doing an excellent job! Changing but attempting to preserve the family unit. I spent some time there, and I must say it's one of my favorite countries. The king is working for change and growth, and I know he'll do it. The most important thing is to hold on to traditional values and not change too much to ruin a good society. Great documentary and kudos to those working for a change.. nice to see men and women involved.

I met a girl from salé Morocco 2 years ago and felt in love with her after she told me her story about being forced to marry at a younger age and after 10 years she divorced. I trusted her and thought I found the right woman to married and cherish until I meet her and we spent 3 months together come to find out all she was telling me was lies. I was so hurt because I planned to moved her to New York to start a new life

Morocco is a northafrican / maghrebian country with Amazigh roots. In Amazigh culture the woman had a strong role in society. In the Amazigh culture there were even women as leaders. Morocco needs to find its identity again and move forward

Kudos to Morocco for taking such a positive step. Most of these problems will be solved if people are educated. Schools in these places need to educate people on a broad range of issues rather than just present a narrow religious worldview.

It's not enough but it seems 🇲🇦, unlike other countries, acknowledges the problem and it's doing what it can to give women rights.

Glad to see all these societies are changing, willingly or unwillingly! Education, technology and the access to information is the way to push this in the right direction!!

excellent video! although I do wish they had spoken more about what they do for men in abusive marriages as well. otherwise the video was very inclusive and informative!

to disown your own daughter or simply not recognize them(daughters) is prohibited in Islam.

attract the kind of person you truly are. and you know who you are when no one is looking

Moroccan born in Spain here! Still a long way to go on these affairs, but it's always nice to see my country making progress into being more fair towards its population. Greetings to all my khawas.

Thank you. Great journalism a well constructed documentary of a complex issue of family law in Morocco.

The parents of the girls who marry them under 18 and those who marry them to rapists should go in jail and be punished to so that they learn to not play with the child's life

Say no to racism Respect to others culture and religion

very very interesting

It’s good that Morocco is changing old laws laws have to be inline with the modern times every society goes through this good luck to them.

They should create a Jeremy Kyle spinoff series in Morocco.

This is well outside the cultural frame of reference of anything familiar to me

I'm Completely fall in love with Marrakech and Agadir city. I wish to Allah that I could marry a Morrocan girl... I really like them... they're so different and Beautiful.

In this video, I'm pity on that only single mom with her daughter. I hate that Morocco Govt didn't help her much financially. Just $50 dollars each month and one thousand dollars for divorced seem like a curses on single mom rather than help. I wish I know her where she lives and wanna to support her on my behalf. After all I'm still single & doesn't need that much $$$ for my near future.

Have they thought of intermarriage and marrying outside their races and cultures happiness may be found in the most unlikely places if we could only overcome our pride and prejudice!

change and reform is needed!!!!

Great documentary

You can change laws , you can change religion but you can NOT charge people’s traditions! People need education.. Peace!

Reiligion,culture and society has the big influence for it

small steps for women rights...hoppfully all the arab country will have this kind of opening ...

one of the most important points and biggest problem which spreads through the population and society and even through future generations is mentioned at 26:34 by Ali Chaabani. He says how it disrupts and destroys not only families but the society and the word foundation is used. which is very accurate. the foundation of morocco and moroccans on a behavioural and social standpoint has been shaken. The principles and moral values and behaviour and good etiquettes and moral pride need to be reintroduced into the society. and that can only happen by breaking the bad cycle and teaching the next generation principles and values from childhood. its an ongoing cycle until the youth decide they want something more something better. and it can start at any time. it can start now. and that going for both the men and women, boys and girls. Self pride in your morality and your values bring a more respected and advanced society and also happiness. and as the more intelligent in the society are more responsible for this. their understanding is higher and so their standards should be. the true intellectuals have a bigger responsibility within their society. they set the standard. change happens from within and then spreads to others. its contagious. Have self respect and pride in those good values. real self confidence not the fake kind. their is a huge difference and you see it clearly in the way your society is.

Bravo Morocco!

If society is unaware, or ignorant about the matter then one solution would be to teach moraliry, respisibility to young children in school and have teachers be advocated of children and a resource for families as well.

وَقُل لِّلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ اعْمَلُوا عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنَّا عَامِلُونَ (١٢١) وَانتَظِرُوا إِنَّا مُنتَظِرُونَ (١٢٢) هود And say to those who do not believe, "Work according to your position; indeed, we are working. And wait, indeed, we are waiting." (Quran 11 :121,122)

If respect is sought regardless of gender, age, race, and class, progression would be much faster.

The problem is the law. I am married to someone from Morocco and I would never in a million years live there because Islamic family law does not reflect the best interest of the wife. If you are a house wife and have lots of kids or a husband with lots of relatives or more then one wife if he dies you are likely left to become poor because you only get a tiny fraction of his assets. If you are not Muslim you get nothing. That is why when I am in Morooco I see so many old women begging on the streets. Never in a millions years would I put myself at risk of being poor in my old age. Morocco might be better then many other Islamic countries but still has a long way to go.

My husband always asks why I watch “random” shows. We arrive for a family visit a few states away and my sister in law walks in with her husband from Morocco. My husband looks at me, I just give him the “I got this” hand signal. He is well versed I the Muslim cultures, I’m a history teacher, and our job is to now bring the concerned parents up to speed on all things Morocco. I was made for this.

I feel bad about them 😣

This is very interesting video, it sounds like these people don’t understand or are illiterate. The law can be confusing.

Morocco government is responsible of Talaq in Morocco, many factors are there, major factor is provirty, government salaries are not enough to live according to their standard ( like wearing branded cloth even cannot afford) question is from where? Girls loosing verginity because of poverty when they got marry husband cannot accept, unmarried girls increasingly each year. Majority people wants to go out of Morocco. Government cannot reduce price of transportation, water bill very costly compare to other countries, hospitals many but service is zero, banking system and charges very high, taxes collection like Europe but services are zero. This is the cause of divorce and mentality of Moroccians are not to help people. They are looking benefits from each others. Actually majority marriage not not on faith or love , this is requirement of life. Slowly marriage will reduce from the world because of high cost living

This is sad to see such situations. There is no mutual respect. And then these kind of people ( those mistreating others ) will define Islam when they are fake Muslims. However the concept is good, they have good intentions but humans are the most complicated creatures.

Godbless these beautiful women

Although I very much enjoyed this video and appreciate the strides that Morroco has done to improve womens rights, I find that the editing is horrible and detracted the quality from this video. They keep repeating the same shots of women stating they were married at 14 and there are weird shots/frames of hands or odd angles. I would of expected better from Al Jazeera! still a good video though... just edit it better guys!

Nice

I also observed in this documentary, they did not include in the interviews men who who married girls at young age, abused them, and divorce them, so we can see the situation on both sides. I think this is still biased on the part of the women. They were the ones who were expose in the camera while the men are just part of the subject. . .

I am pretty sure that when they remarry their other husband gets meals from the alimony.

thats why i never gonna marry better living alone without wife because you can do whatever you want

What about mariage and divorce in Qatar?

Education is the only solution. They should require every child to finish high school, and make it punishable for parents who take out their children out of school or marry a child who didn't finish high school. Education not only teach people their rights but it also give them confidence and self worth. Poverty also plays a big role, I don't think Rich Arabs or Africans marry their children early, they probably send them to Europe to study and put marriage second. As an African I've been witnessing the progress being made in every culture, people, especially women are fighting for their rights. And I'm sure that in 30 years we won't be dealing with child marriage or cultural believe over justice and equality.

How do I divorce my Moroccan husband I’m a UK citizen he married someone else while married to me our marriage was Registered with the Moroccan Authorities and stamped so I assume his second is Fatiha marriage he refuses to communicate with me or speck about divorce

I am Algerian but why you do this video El Jazeera , Haram Morroco is so beautiful

22:08 minute a very good idea

Is fear to go to the dentist or its unaffordable? Even the lawyer has dentistry problem. The women has good teeth but the man! Wow!

kayedehekoni ashemen modawana we ashemen qawanin 2ejetima3eya; wash el jahel me3eshesh besab DINE, kifash khadi tehesen el hala el 2ejetima3eya. wash 3emer el.fara3ena kano kaye3esho be shi dine wela felesafa. El 3eyalate khasehom tereje3 tehekem mashi ghir fe dar, fel mojetama3 we te3eti el 2awamer le rejale. Heet had systemate del mosete3emerine kolo kayete7 3alameyan. Heet el mosete3emerine kayekherejo min 2aradi deyal nase.kola fi2a ghadi tereje3 tehemi 2aradiha 3abera nisa2.

I am Asian will married to maroccon woman.. We have in relationship for around a year... But I will take her to my country.. Any ideas?

How many languages they spoke lol 😂

After the divorce why a man has to pay to the wife (if there are no kids involved), I dont get it. But if the reasons for divorce are very flimsy may be yes. But if the wife wants divorce or if wife did some grave mistakes she has to take up a JOb after divorce. Only in case of a kid/kids monthly expenses should be paid. If men and women are slowly becoming equal then women should get ready to work and get the similar kind of pay check home. Divorced women sit at home, they or their parents dont encourage them to take care of their health, get fit and take a job. They keep cribbing over their ex husband who left them 5-10 yrs back. Its a downward spiral.

We can only draw one conclusion here, and that is: Morocco ibaad.

I just got married and a few month ago to a moroccan man When I looked at the marraige cert . I was worth 200 euro. I was shocked to see that I had a price! It's pure pathriarchy . I was asked about 'if I had any conditions before the union. I had no clue ! I am not muslim. I wish I had have known that ot was basically a pre-nup. He never educated me .Now he thinks I should be a certain way as wife but I will always remain the same/ I am pagan , he is an 'open muslim' can anyone tell me what that means lol. He is open so he can do whatever he wants! I stand in solidarity with morroccan women expieriencing these abhorrent conditions. Allah preaches love but allows women to be subjugated.

Aside from improving the marriage registration process, it looks like priority is to improve the births registration process: only husbands can register their children, apparently. Even women giving birth out of marriage as a consequence of rape could be criminalised. Their children illegitimate/unregistered (in most cases). What a horrifying patriarchal system

Why is getting divorce in morocco so difficult?

Legend..!!!What is the language they are speaking ?

Problem with their parents coz all men the young age it's not good for the future

fatihah marriage (nikkah) should he recognised in a Islamic country seeing as it's recognised in European countries ... where is the Islam when you are forced to marry a rapist but a Islamic marriage with consent is denied

Rule number one: always remember to brush your teeth before going to bed.

Morocco you're not inventing the wheel here. If you don't know how to solve certain issues then all you have to do is look at different countries and see what they did and mold your laws accordingly. Its not rocket science.

thanks to indian law here situation is different women safe even i say have more rights then men when we talk about family laws

Holaaa...

مابُنِيَ على باطل فهو باطل زعموا أن حضانة الطفل للأم بعد الطلاق بدون دليل شرعي من القرآن الكريم أو السُّنَّة النبوية،وبسبب هذا الإدعاء الباطل اختلفوا في مدة حضانة الأم للطفل وبدؤوا يخترعون ويفتون بلاعلم فمنهم من زعم حتى يبلغ الطفل ٧سنين ومنهم من قال ١٠سنين و١١سنة و١٣سنة و١٥سنة وحتى الزواج تخبطا وكذبا وزورا ونسبوا آراؤهم تلك إلى الأئمة الأربعة حتى يوهموا الناس أنها فتاوى هؤلاء الأئمة الأربعة ولم يأتوا بأي دليل شرعي على صدق فتواهم وتبعهم من تبعهم ممن ينقل ويردد بلاوعي ولاتعقل وعلم ولاإطلاع على وجود دليل شرعي من عدمه ودُرِّست هذه الفتاوى الباطلة في المدارس والمعاهد والجامعات وانتشرت بين الناس ولم يفكر شخص واحد إن كانت هذه الفتاوى صحيحة أم باطلة؟ وهل يوجد دليل من القرآن أو السنة النبوية على صحتها؟وهذا ماوصل إليه حال الأمة،ثم بدأ أشباه الرجال من اللاحقوقيون وقضاة المحاكم الوضعية في تحريف معنى النفقة فصار معناها الفلوس كما في كتابهم المقدس(القانون الوضعي الفرنسي الأصل واللاإسلامي) وليست النفقة عندهم كما هو في قانون الله وطبقه رسول الله والصحابة وتقدير هذه النفقة -إن صح تسميتها بذلك- والتي هي فلوس في عُرْف المحاكم الوضعية وعند النساء متروك لقاضي المحكمة الوضعية لأنه كان يعيش في بيت الرجل ويعرف قيمة مصاريف الأسرة وطبعا فرحت النساء لذلك فرحا شديدا لأن هذه الفلوس مصدر دخل لهن وإن كان باطلا ومغصوبا وصار الرجال عرضة للابتزاز والحبس والتهديد ليلا ونهارا من أجل تنفيذ حكم قضاة المحاكم الوضعية في دفع الفلوس للنساء الخارجات عن الدين وهُدِمت بذلك الأُسَر وفُكِّك المجتمع لأجل عيون النساء وتطبيقا للقانون الوضعي الباطل بالقوة،وحُبِست الرجال الذين لايملكون مالا يدفعونه لنسائهم الفاسقات حتى يقوم أهل الرجل بدفع أموال للمحكمة الوضعية لإخراج قريبهم من السجن،وحُرِم الآباء من رؤية أبنائهم لأن الأبناء صاروا مِلْكا للمرأة(وليس حضانة) كل ذلك يحدث بسبب الجهل المركب من أشخاص يدّعون العلم وهم ليسوا علماء ويقيسون أحكام قوانين الله بآرائهم ويفتون بما لايعلمون ويبنون على ذلك فتاوى متتالية باطلة من فتوى واحدة باطلة زعمت أن الأم أحق بحضانة الطفل لأنها حملته في بطنها ووضعته وأرضعته وغيرت حفاظاته وسهرت عليه وهي أحن عليه من الأب وأرأف على الطفل!!؟ متى سيعود مشايخ الباطل ووعاظ السلطان وقضاة المحاكم الوضعية لرشدهم ودينهم وينبذون القانون الوضعي الباطل الذي جعلهم يحملون أوزارا على ظهورهم لمخالفتهم أحكام الله وقوانينه الشرعية.

how about dental care?

their language is sooo difficult lool

Too much paper work , even original or not but they want.

EDUCATE THESE People

married at 14 ? thats sad ..i dont really know much Morocco culture but this is not the true meaning of marriage .. regret is normal in this situation and also there is no justice found :(

why girls marriage under 14 years old its not good.i think everythings come from unadiucation.

Je parle fr

Modawana is haram in the Islam law

3lach daro video 3la mariage marocain ou daro divorce masmoumin chi wehdine mariage diyalhom la 3ala9a daro documentaire en anglais ou hna dayrine lina video ki wjahom

What needs to happen is for this people to go back to pure Islam in word and PRACTICE ,and all will be well! Insha ALLAH!

الكدوبات حابين الفتنه خليو المغرب بحالو

Cavemen-plain and simple.

This is the way it should go... pple must be governed by their will! But the rapists issues ...??

Dont follow the Westerner world into despair

It must be because people couldn't even tell their age.

do not marry from morocco

Speak

Can Al Jazeera leave Morocco alone please?

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if people want democraty and egality first you must move away islam from your life and you can give women and man best law and good life .but when arabic people understand that religion is a big stone between civilisation and people?????? .awake up,get up,open eyes and mind.....if you don´t change mind you never can live in egality and civilisation you sit always down like now ,since 1437 hears you are always down,and problem is religion nothing more,religion and religion....

Peace and love everyone, Malcolm X, Dr. Sebi, Fidel Castro and Noble Drew Ali was ALL for the natural people and don't forget to donate and check out: rise of the moors on KZfaq

how can it be illegal for polygamy in Morocco but Allah(awj)made it halal!!!are these people not muslims?

What big nose, look the fake hair, teeth, lips, faces?.???? Are you sure are Moroccan Arab countries? No way 😂

women and men can't be equaled. Allah first created man (ADAM) then Eve.