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Ilyass Bouzghaia
by Ilyass Bouzghaia
The Family Code: Balancing Religious Interpretations and the Demands of Women’s Rights

Religious PoliciesResearchThe Family Code: Balancing Religious Interpretations and the Demands of Women’s Rights

15/11/202422137 min

A significant portion of both modernists and conservatives tend to resort to the mechanism of ijtihad (independent reasoning) as a methodology for bridging differing perspectives and for granting religious legitimacy to demands that may be derived from the universal framework of human rights.   Introduction The 2024 amendment to Morocco’s Family Code is a subject of great interest, given the intertwining of religious and political factors in this context. After King Mohammed VI referred certain...

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by MIPA Institute
Moroccan Family Code Reform: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Directions for Gender Equality

Economic DevelopmentMoroccan Policy DialogueResearchMoroccan Family Code Reform: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Directions for Gender Equality

15/11/2024296229 min

Moroccan Family Code Reform: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Directions for Gender Equality Policy Brief   By: Mohammed Masbah, Hajar Idrissi and Rachid Aourraz   Background On 3 February 2004, after due consideration, the Moroccan parliament adopted the “Family Code” bill (Moudawant Al Ousra), replacing the Personal Status Code (PSC) which was drawn up in 1958 after the country’s independence.  The context is marked by an unprecedented debate on the status of women in a country...

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