Marital rape is a forced sexual act that takes place without the consent of the spouse. By using religious doctrine and social customs as a cover, men in my country get away with raping their wives and forcing their spouses to engage…
Child marriage threatens the lives of young girls in Iraq and Yemen. The children dream of getting new coloring books and playing with their friends. They dream of completing their education and becoming community leaders. Instead these girls get imprisoned and shackled…
The family constitutes a distinctive institution as it is considered the main pillar of society in many countries. Constitutions of various countries share this perception of the family. In Morocco this is also the case as our constitution spells out the importance…
Child marriage in Yemen continues to this day despite the fact that Yemen ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991, which defines child marriage as a marriage in which one or both parties are under the age of…
In Yemen, marital rape is still not considered a criminal offence. The crime of rape in our law does simply not include spousal rape. Article 489 of the Penal Code No. 148 of 1949 criminalises rape with the exception of the wife. …
In Lebanon, we are still surprised to hear the term “marital rape.” Marital rape is a crime although it remains legal in many Arab countries until today. Women all over the world, not least in the Middle East, are still subjected to…
The vast majority of child brides are vulnerable girls living under poor economic and social conditions.
Sexual rights are still a taboo subject in Morocco, both legally and socially. Marital rape is not criminalized in Morocco to this day. The Moroccan criminal law criminalizes rape, a crime that is punishable by imprisonment ranging from five to ten years.…
I, just like many other women and men in the Middle East, were raised in a society filled with contradictions, taboos and social and religious customs. In this society, there is a clear conflict between patriarchal customs based on social customs and…
Suicide in Yemen and Iraq is linked to child marriage. Some girls tragically find suicide as a last resort to escape marriages they have been forced into.