Rabat- Following the controversial video made by Islamist Rapper and YouTube celebrity, Sheikh Sar, in which he shot women’s behinds, the Moroccan Federation of Woman’s Rights is moving forward to fill a lawsuit against the self-proclaimed Imam.
Last week, Sheikh Sar made headlines in Morocco after he posted a video on YouTube in which he appears following women in skinny jeans and miniskirts and filming their behinds. Commenting on his video, he suggested that women harass men when they wear “provocative skinny jeans and miniskirts.”
The self-proclaimed imam claimed that women are more to “blame” for street harassment than men. In a press release, the Moroccan Federation of Women’s Rights condemned the content of the video footage labeling it a “violation of the individual freedoms of women.”
The Federation also called upon the Moroccan government to adopt a national policy to combat violence against women. The federation said that it was moving forward to fill a lawsuit against Sheikh Sar at Rabat’s Court of First Instance.
The federation’s decision to sue Sheikh Sar comes few days ahead of the launch of an international campaign to put an end for violence against woman, on the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Moroccan women will take part in this international campaign through a nationwide campaigns under the slogan “Unite to Eliminate Violence Against Women.’’
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