Her Story Making History congratulates Mimi Bradely Chami for winning the Oceola County Caucus and will be supporting her for the upcoming National Convention in NC.

This year, Florida will send 300 delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC to officially select the Democratic nominees for President and Vice President, as well as adopt the Party’s National Platform.

Remarks of Michelle Bachelet,Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women at the National Conference “Morocco on the Path towards Equality: Legal and Institutional Advances for Gender Equitable Public Policies”

Her Story Making History joining the ADC Women Initiative

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage.

ADC was founded by former U.S. Senator James Abourezk in 1980. Today, ADC is the largest Arab American grassroots organization in the U.S.

Aljaliato host the “Florida Mobile Consulate Program”

(Orlando, Florida) -- (April 6th to april 8th, 2012) -- (La   mirada Plaza 3501 W. Vine Street Kissimmee, FL 34741)

Aljalia will be hosting from the 6th to the 8h April, 2012 the Florida Mobile Consulate Program. To allow the Moroccan community to obtain the necessary applications and forms and also receive assistance in filling out any necessary forms.

Women Political Representation - Legislative Elections 2011

Since the elections in Tunisia all eyes are now on both Egypt and Morocco.  The legislative elections that took place on  November 25th in Morocco are noteworthy because they are the first in the history of the country.

These legislative elections represent the first step in a new political landscape with which his Royal Highness is not guaranteed a position. It will test and define the democratic transition of Morocco since the adoption of a new constitution in July 2011.

Girls Take Charge Organized by Her story is Making History for Dar Taliba

HerStory making History is organizing a Collection of clothes in good conditions for 70 girls in Dar Taliba in Morocco. The initiative of the later started on 2005, the Entraide Nationale, the National Federation of Charity Associations (FNAB) and the ALEF project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) created the boarding schools to enable girls from the most isolated areas in the Morocco to achieve educational success.

The girls are aged between 6 and 16 and they are in need of shirts, pants, sweaters, dresses, coats, skirts, scarves, socks, underwear etc..

HerStory making History report and plan of action to fight violence against women in Morocco

We believe that by implementing a global and national gender spending plan and its adoption by all ministries, governmental departments, public administrations, nonprofit organizations…etc. We will be able to empower Women in Morocco and walk the way toward ending violence against women in Morocco.

The 12th AWID International Forum Event - Istanbul (April 19-22, 2012)

The 2012 AWID Forum, aims to explore how economic power is impacting on women and the planet, and to facilitate connections among the very diverse groups working on these issues from both human rights and justice approaches so that members of the forum can contribute to stronger, more effective strategies to advance women’s rights and justice.

Download our Practical Guide to the New Moroccan Family Code - Moudawana

One of the main issues surrounding the Moroccan New Family Code (Moudawanat al Ousra) is a lack of a proper explanation as well as the presence of a metaphoric wording.The following guide intends to explain the basic changes along with intent to avoid any confusion when it comes to the interpretation of the text.

Inspirational Quotes For Women

Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed.  If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes."  They will say, "Women don't have what it takes."  ~Clare Boothe Luce

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is:  I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute.  ~Rebecca West, "Mr Chesterton in Hysterics: A Study in Prejudice," The Clarion, 14 Nov 1913, reprinted in The Young Rebecca, 1982

Women Movements in Morocco

Further than 80% of the rural women in rural areas of Morocco are illiterate. Frequently they are inactive players in the execution of rules and do not participate even in the most basic decisions at the family level. Therefore, Moroccan women movements nowadays have launched a number of programs to improve women's participation in the project of development. As a result, Women Moroccan movements have come a long way throughout the years and came over almost all the obstacles to have their place in the Moroccan society.