This essay undertakes a critical evaluation of the changes that Western culture has had on Muslim women in Morocco and how it has influenced their cultural norms. This will be achieved by examining changes in the areas of health, marital life and education. Consideration will have to be given to traditional Muslim life in Morocco and the changes that have been experienced in this country, before examining what can be described as a toxic infestation of Western culture and its effects and coming to a conclusion. Historically, before Muslim women in Morocco experienced a cultural transformation and succumbed to the influences of Western culture, they lived their lives in very traditional Muslim ways and were perceived as wives and mothers. Muslim women traditionally married young, did not receive much in the way of education, and were expected to perform two types of work, domestic and reproductive (Sadiqi and Ennaji 2006 p.91). The former is learned during childhood and the latter is acquired through education and training (Sadiqi and Ennaji 2006). While economic provision is the responsibility of men, women were expected to marry and reproduce to gain status (Ahmed 1992). Men, unlike women, also had the unilateral right to divorce, while a woman could only work and travel with the written permission of her male guardian, family honor, and a good reputation (Ahmed 1992). Muslim societies are characterized by above-average fertility, above-average mortality, and rapid population growth rates. Until the late 1980s, an average of 34% of all brides in Muslim countries were under the age of twenty, and women in Muslim countries had an average of six children (Moghadam 2005 p.4). There is also... a commodified medium of paper......g, something that is a main feature of Western culture. From this it can be seen that Western culture is permeating Morocco on many levels, despite its Islamic traditions. It can be argued that Morocco's Western location in North Africa and its proximity to Europe is a significant factor that has allowed Western culture to permeate its cultural fabric and that this pattern will continue to develop exponentially. Western culture has influenced cultural norms for women, transforming cultural and social expectations into what many perceive, at best, as a dominant force for cultural change and personal freedom, and at worst as the inexorable destruction of the traditional cultural and social order as modern Western consumer culture continues its polluting journey and age-old traditions give way to the inevitable rise of Western materialism