Moroccan single moms cope with hostility, shame

Young Muslim women who become pregnant out of wedlock face intense pressures, and are often shunned, scorned and shamed.
Worldfocus correspondent Hoda Osman and producers Rebecca Haggerty, Megan Thompson and Reda Fakhar traveled to Morocco to explore how these mothers are coping.

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• children
• gender
• Hoda Osman
• Megan Thompson
• Morocco
• mothers
• Rebecca Haggerty
• Reda Fakhar
• wedlock
• Women in Islam
• Worldfocus
• World Focus
• Daljit Dhaliwal

[Solarlad]

@honestwithself1 Its always the unattractive fat girls who get kids out of wed-lock!!!..Perhaps insecuity, jelousy, bitterness had something to do with it. Maybe they dont have the looks and body to protect and respect, any wonder Guys dont want them and use them lol.

[STONEISLAND38]

KAHBA

[honestwithself1]

This is a damn shame. All you stupid ass people have to do is practice Islam and that would change the society's attitude towards women who give birth outside of marriage. There is nothing in Islam that tells people that they are supposed to treat any fornicators badly. Yes they are supposed to be punished but after that they should be accepted back into the society and allowed to live a good life.

[honestwithself1]

May Allah reward all those who help the single moms. May all of you Muslims that think you are so righteous come to understand that Allah is Truly The Most Merciful and Allah Forgive All Sins Except Disbelief in Him. Treating unmarried moms in a bad way is haram.

[akigujar]

we was young we was dumb and full of cum ... may allah forgive us

[anissa2007]

birth control and condoms can be found everywhere in Morocco...It's not a problem, but accidents happen.

[fadexfadex]

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[casaermitage]

balance is a very heavy word indeed .

[EmperorAtahualpa]

Forgive my language, but that is really stupid reasoning! The problem is not birth control but old-fashioned norms and values regarding marriage and the enormous social pressure in Moroccan culture!!

[speciesamused]

If they where allowed

birth control methods

this would not be an issue.