Saadia Organics Blog — women's rights

For the last five years I have been working hard at making the best quality Argan Oil available to the world.  And to be honest, at times it has been an uphill battle!   Over the years, Argan Oil has become something that people are hearing about and becoming interested in.  One learns of the potential benefits, and wants to try it for oneself!   Some start with a product that contains just a bit of Argan Oil in it.  Like a shampoo or a lotion.  Results vary depending on the rest of the ingredients and exact formulation of the...

Argan Oil Cooperatives in Morocco: the Good, the Bad, and the Unbelievable When we visited Morocco in October of 2012, one of my main goals was to learn about the well-known women’s argan oil cooperatives in Morocco that exist everywhere in the southwest. I was excited to see how women are given opportunities to succeed and to introduce their traditions to the rest of the world through their Argan Oil. It seemed almost too good to be true that in a developing country, women were forging ahead and providing for their families comfortably and with pride. We started visiting the...

I'm not sure how many of you have heard about Amina Al Filali. She's a sixteen year old Moroccan girl who found herself in an unthinkable position. At fifteen she was raped. And under current law, her rapist had the choice to go to prison or to marry her. He chose the latter and forced Amina into marriage. Needless to say, the marriage was not a pleasant one. It is not surprising that he was often violent. Amina's mother told her to be patient with him. But this young girl's patience ran out and she bought the rat poison that...