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A young Moroccan woman was banned from travelling due to her appearance on a blind dating show wearing a short skirt. Many Moroccan women say they are terrified of the fallout. “Under the Kingdom’s sun, retrograde patriarchal and misogynistic ideologies still thrive,” commented Betty Lachgar, a renowned Moroccan feminist, in response to the incident. The story began earlier this month when the Moroccan YouTube channel Kawaliss released a 40-minute video titled “Blind Dating By Outfit,” the first episode of a planned YouTube series inspired by a popular American show of the same name. The video…