Ilhem Rachidi

Sep 25, 2024 | newarab.com | Ilhem Rachidi

As he embarks on his professional life, 24-year-old Mohammed isn't merely facing the whims of the desert. With the increasingly unpredictable weather, the rising temperatures and the years-long drought, his surroundings and cultural marks have been rapidly changing. Across the country, and even more so in Southern Morocco, the water supply has been shrinking, leading to a considerable decline in grazing areas.

Mar 28, 2024 | english.alaraby.co.uk | Ilhem Rachidi

For many Moroccans, Saïd Saadi embodies the struggle for women's rights in Morocco. Now a researcher of political economy and a retired professor, Saïd looks back on his activist-filled adolescence as the spark for his career, one filled with fighting social injustice and misogyny. Saïd Saadi soon became involved in the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) and joined Abdrerrahman Youssoufi's leftist government as Secretary of State for Social Protection, Family and Childhood in 1998.

Mar 28, 2024 | newarab.com | Ilhem Rachidi

For many Moroccans, Saïd Saadi embodies the struggle for women's rights. Now a researcher in political economy and a retired professor, Saadi looks back on his upbringing as the spark for his career, one filled with fighting social injustice and misogyny. He recalls his earliest years when he was surrounded by his politically active family, including his sisters.

Feb 20, 2024 | newarab.com | Ilhem Rachidi

After months of protests, the residents of the oasis of Figuig have carried their struggle against water privatisation to other cities. On February 22, they held a widely attended press conference in Rabat, the capital, and drew support from the local civil society, including human rights activists and lawyers. The next day, hundreds of people demonstrated their support in the eastern city of Oujda.

Feb 17, 2024 | allafrica.com | Ilhem Rachidi

For over 100 days, residents of Figuig in Morocco have been protesting plans to allow a private company to manage the delivery of drinking water. For over three months now, crowds have been taking to the streets of the small oasis town of Figuig in eastern Morocco to protest proposed water privatisation. Every Tuesday and Friday, residents of all generations have united to demand that water remain a public good and kept affordable for all.