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The Union Nationale des Femmes Marocaines (UNFM) is a women's organization in
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
, founded in 1969.Ruth Margolies Beitler, Angelica R. Martinez: Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa '
UNFM was founded with the support of king Hassan II 6 May 1969. The king wished to support women's rights after the dissolution of the Union Progressite des femmes Marocaines. The purpose of the UNFM was to campaign for the reform of women's status without challenging Islam.
Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco
Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco (17 June 1930 – 4 September 2011) was the younger sister of the late King Hassan II of Morocco, and daughter of King Mohammed V of Morocco and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar.
Biography
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served as Honorary President in 1969-2011.
The women's movement did not, however, win any significant victories before the 1990s.