We are All Amina Filali
Social Media, Civil Society, and Rape legislation reform in Morocco
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20394124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Ouassini (0000-0002-9229-0126, Delaware State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-82 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0897-4454 • E-ISSN: 1541-0323 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08974454.2019.1698488 |
| OpenAlex | W2995519329 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
In 2012 Amina Filali, a 16-year-old girl from Larache, Morocco was kidnaped, raped, and forced to marry her rapist under Article 475 of the Moroccan penal code. The decision by the courts to impose this law on Amina Filali forced her into an abusive relationship with her ‘husband’ and eventual suicide through the consumption of rat poison. This case was one of the first mediatized criminal events in post-Arab Spring Morocco and produced a domestic and global movement to repeal Article 475 and protect victims of rape. The paper will examine the case of Amina Filali and how digital mediums can be useful in promoting legal changes
Criminology · Girl · Legislation · Political science · Repeal · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Politics and Representation · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Psychology
Networked Publics and Digital Contention
The Politics of Child Sexual Abuse
Internet and democracy in Morocco
The martyr of dawn’
Following #JillMeagher
The criminal justice system on trial
Role of the New Media in the Arab Spring
Justice and revenge in online counter-publics
Social Media and Revolutionary Waves
Hope in a hashtag
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |