About Morocco
 official name: Kingdom of Morocco
capital: Rabat
head of state: King Mohamed VI
head of government: Prime Minister Driss Jettou (2002)
state: constitutional monarcy
population: 33,241,259 (July 2006 est.)
independence: from France in 1956
languages: Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French
religion: Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Legal Wise
status of homosexuality: illegal
age of consent: 15
laws covering homosexual activity: Homosexuality is criminalized under Section 489 of the Penal Code [of 26 November 1962] which provides a penalty of between 6 months and 3 years' imprisonment and additional fines from 120 to 1000 Dirhams for "lewd or unnatural acts with an individual of the same sex".
background information and government attitudes: Morocco has long been known for its liberal attitudes and was a holiday haven for European gays in the early 20th Century. However as a principally Muslim country and with fundamentalism on the rise this is no longer the case. In January 1997 the Washingon Blade reported that a 28-year-old Moroccan man was granted asylum by the United States, having fled violent beatings at the hands of his own father and the threat of imprisonment by the Moroccan government because he was gay.
Communication
mainline telephones: 1,341,200 (2005)
cellular telephones: 12.393 million (2005)
internet country code: .ma
internet service providers: 3,218 (2006)
internet users: 4.6 million (2005)
Articles:
 MITHLY, MOROCCO�S FIRST MAGAZINE FOR GAYS
by Mask Admin 20/4/2010
MOROCCO - 20 April 2010: Launched on April 1, Mithly (gay, in Arabic) is the first openly gay Moroccan magazine. The publication, edited in Arabic, seeks to give a voice to "lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals, to express themselves." And this does not necessarily go down well with everyone. "A first in the Arab world!" Exclaims the pan-Arab daily Alarab online.
PAS DE GAY AU NIGERIA - MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES.
by Mongezi Mhlongo 15/5/2009
MAROC � 16 Avril 2009: Le gouvernement Marocain a jur� de s�vir contre les homosexuels dans une d�claration issue du Minist�re de l�Int�rieur le mois dernier, pr�cisant que toute pratique qui contribue � la d�gradation des valeurs morales et r�ligieuses de cette r�gion ne sera pas tol�r�e.
LE MAROC NE TOLERERA PAS L�HOMOSEXUALITE
by Mongezi Mhlongo 15/5/2009
MAROC � 16 Avril 2009: Le gouvernement Marocain a jur� de s�vir contre les homosexuels dans une d�claration issue du Minist�re de l�Int�rieur le mois dernier, pr�cisant que toute pratique qui contribue � la d�gradation des valeurs morales et r�ligieuses de cette r�gion ne sera pas tol�r�e.
MOROCCO WILL NOT TOLERATE HOMOSEXUALITY
by Mongezi Mhlongo 16/4/2009
MOROCCO � 16 April 2009: Moroccan government has vowed to clamp down on homosexuals in a statement released by the Interior Ministry last month, citing that any practice that is a degradation of moral and religious values upheld in that region will not be tolerated.
human rights organisations urge morocco to start protecting homosexuals
by Mask Admin 23/4/2008
Morocco � April 23, 2008: Human Rights Watch and the Moroccan Human Rights Association have urged the Moroccan government to protect the rights to privacy and fair trial of its citizens regardless of their sexual orientation.
 les lesbiennes du maghreb et du moyen orient mettent au d�fi l�homophobie dans les r�gions islamis�es. by Abeli Zahabu 7/4/2008
lesbians to challenge homophobic muslim region by Mask Admin 3/4/2008
human rights watch calls for release of moroccan homosexuals by Abeli Zahabu 14/12/2007
activist: moroccan assaulters often gay themselves by Mask Admin 31/7/2007
rsf calls for immediate release of editor who has completed one-year jail term by Mask Admin 3/11/2005
ty-ing it all together: remembering saadia by Mask Admin 26/10/2005
le maroc vainqueur by Mask Admin 7/7/2005
des homosexuels sont actuellement les victimes de l'arbitraire policier au maroc by Mask Admin 2/7/2005
le maire de marrakech contre les homos by Mask Admin 2/6/2005
large campagne homophobe au maroc by Mask Admin 1/6/2005
moroccans jail briton for gay sex by Mask Admin 4/10/2004
prison for gay outing editor by Mask Admin 3/6/2004
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