How is the increased role of young women affecting the Arab world and Morocco in particular?
R.B.: Some of the MENA countries, mainly Morocco, have witnessed a lot of changes and achievements in which the role of women has been undeniable and deserves some credit for learning from the experience. It is the fruit of serious enforcement and encouragement of education, capacity building and grant programs as well as sector enhancement thanks to His Majesty king Mohamed VI political willingness to emancipate and involve women in all aspects of public life and also thanks to the strenuous efforts being made by non-governmental organizations and civil society. It is amazing, for instance, how women in the Souss region, whom I work closely with, have affected the development of themselves, families and communities through literacy programs which embody a set of values, concepts, beliefs and ideas that helped them redefine and reinterpret their realities and also introduced them to certain life skills important to support their active roles. It is amazing how these women are organized
