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World Service,14 Apr 2000,28 mins

Life for Moroccan Women

Everywoman

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The King of Morocco has proposed plans to allocate one third of seats in Parliament to women, and to ban polygamy. How likely is it this legislation will be passed and what will it really mean to women's lives? Also on the programme: Irish photographer Alice Sheehan talks about her exhibition of reportage on Moroccan women's lives. Plus, the 85-year old leader of the Fitness League talks about exercise for older ladies.

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