Single mother sets herself on fire in protest against social status

Latest update : 2011-02-23
A young Moroccan woman set herself on fire in the central town of Souk Sebt in protest against being rejected by a social housing scheme because of her status as a single mother, local authorities said Wednesday.
REUTERS - A young Moroccan set herself on fire after being excluded from a social housing scheme because she was an unmarried mother, a local government official said on Wednesday.
Morocco introduced a new family law in 2004 that has won praise from Western countries for giving women more rights than many Arab countries.
Date created : 2011-02-23