HIBAPRESS – I. As-Sammali
The Moroccan actress and director Sanaa Akroud has once again sparked widespread controversy regarding the phenomenon of child marriage in Morocco, through a poignant scene from her new film "The Testaments," which she posted on her Instagram account.
Akroud considered that marrying girls is not just a social practice, but a full-fledged crime that resembles human trafficking, as the girl is deprived of her right to education, play, and dream, to be handed over to a man who exhausts her childhood and body, under the guise of marriage. The artist pointed out that the phenomenon is partially continuing due to cultural and linguistic normalization, citing the popular saying: "Blessed is the one whose days gave him girls who have not yet fasted." Akroud stressed that this type of marriage is forced marriage and a flagrant violation of childhood and human rights, calling on society as a whole to reject traditional justifications and confront the phenomenon with law, awareness, and education. The film "The Testaments" raises a clear message: Culture or custom cannot become a cover for crimes that waste the lives and dreams of girls, and it is time to stop these practices before it is too late.
