Morrocan nongovernmental organizations and Berber’s woman rights Cover Image

Marokańskie organizacje pozarządowe a prawa kobiet berberyjskich
Morrocan nongovernmental organizations and Berber’s woman rights

Author(s): Katarzyna Brataniec
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: Berbers; Amazigh; machzen; Moroccan nation; minority; gender equality

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to present the Berber minority in the context of the Morocco’s history and formation of the modern Moroccan nation, with special focus on Berber women’s position in the society. The struggle for empowerment of Berber women is linked to a broader process of recovery of the Berber identity within the sphere of culture and language and to the activity of the Moroccan women’s organizations advocating for gender equality in the Kingdom. In spite of converging goals, major diff erences can be observed between the Berber and Moroccan organizations pointing to diverse cultural roots of both movements.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 259-274
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish