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The Courage to Choose Yourself: Sanae Alikouch on Freedom, Education & Breaking the Cycle
Aug 31, 202653 minS0
<p>Growing up in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, Sanae Alikouch learned early what was expected of girls: follow the rules, protect the family’s reputation, marry, and build a life that fit within the boundaries society had created for you. But even as a child, Sanae felt something inside her resisting. She imagined another kind of life. One shaped by education, independence, freedom, and the ability to decide for herself who she wanted to become. </p><p>In this deeply candid conversation, Sanae shares how those expectations followed her into adulthood and ultimately influenced her decision to marry at 21. What follo...
