Fouzia El Bayed

“The role of women is strong and we have addressed this quite often. We have a number of women in decision-making positions in the legislature, in the communities and in regions, and we have now acquired 30% representation by women”

“The new constitution was done in a participatory manner; all the different voices participated and this was done after a period of discussion in an atmosphere of openness- there was no criticism, there were no critiques- and this took place nowhere else in this way except for Tunisia, which seems to have followed the Moroccan example”

“The protest movement spread and there were many victims, a civil war came about- in some places the situation degenerated, in other places the protest was peaceful”

“This revolution took place without weapons, but under the auspices of the media with an expression that men “get lost””

“This is the expression that young people invented, who took to the streets, who protested — sometimes violently — to demand change for greater freedom, dignity, for work, and for the sharing of wealth”

“The role of women is strong…Morocco is moving forward on a liberal and democratic path…we are reforming the legal system and we can use the constitution to deepen our democracy.”