U.S. teach Moroccan woman read and write

U.S. make all possible to create good image in the Muslim world. Their last step is literacy program in a poor neighborhood of Casablanca . U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes arrived at Morocco to tell with photos with students, all middle-aged women.

Photo: U.S. teach Moroccan woman read and write

U.S. teach Moroccan woman read and write

The women are among 1,600 throughout Morocco taking part in a U.S.-funded pilot program to teach women to read and write standard Arabic, and in some cases Moroccan dialect and the language of the Berber population.

Lessons are centered around understanding the Moudawana, a new family code introduced in 2004 that greatly strengthens women's rights, especially regarding marriage and divorce.

During her four-day stay, Hughes is to meet with Morocco's foreign minister and women's rights groups and other non-governmental organizations to discuss recent democratic reforms. The trip, which began Sunday, takes her to Casablanca, Rabat and Marrakech. Later Monday, Hughes was to visit a school in Temara, a wealthy Rabat suburb, reports the AP.

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