The Guichiate of Douar Ouled Dlim protest

"A septuagenarian burned her body to protest against injustice. The authorities refuse to treat us on an equal footing with men. They want to appropriate our land without compensating us and they are ordering us to leave our homes as soon as possible. We can no longer remain silent about such injustice," exclaims Assmae Harich, secretary general of the "Forum Oudayas des femmes" association, an NGO born from the desire of women to defend their rights.Indeed, determined to make the voices of these women heard, this young activist stops at nothing. She multiplies media appearances and video recordings that she projects on "YouTube" to raise awareness of these women's cause. "We need to believe that this Morocco has changed. The new Constitution has granted women the place they deserve in society. But its content has not yet been adopted by those managing public affairs. The authorities ha…