Qandisha Magazwine is a female collaborative webzine based in Morocco that publishes daily, largely in French and Arabic. It was established in Casablanca on November 14, 2011, by a group of women, journalists and authors, discouraged by the weak response to feminist claims made during the Arab Spring and by the lack of media support for improving the future of women. Qandisha respects universal rights and freedoms and promotes independent over collective thinking, which has been unfair to women. In its quest for dignity Qandisha hopes to walk side by side with men, to be partners in life with them.

Once we launched the zine, the excitement and freedom it generated attracted women and men, so we opened it to contributions from all people of goodwill. Qandisha aspires to be the mouthpiece of Moroccan women activists, intellectuals, and citizens to communicate their aspirations and keep abreast of relevant news....

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