According to Nadia Yassine, a famous opposition figure in Morocco (Spiegel International, 07/03/2003), “the history of the women’s movement in the West has unfolded completely differently from here. It is based on other traditions and pursues different goals” (McKanders 2014: 167). Although the term “feminism” in its Western sense is often apply, these women seek out “to define their own form of feminism that promotes women’s rights within their own particular Islamic context and are, generally, not too concerned with labels of ‘feminist’ or ‘feminism’” (Evrard 2014, Wuerth 2005). Furthermore, French colonial rule and up until Morocco’s independence in 1956, had an impact on perceptions of feminism. To some extent, colonization occasioned some
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At this time Morocco is deep-seated in junctions of international rights doctrines and local Islamic activist endeavors, and this “crossroad demonstrates potential promise for addressing gender-based violence and supporting women’s rights” (Elliott 2009, Evrard 2014).
Moroccan Family Law
The official and legal system of Morocco is an “assortment of laws grounded on the Maliki tradition of Sharia, local customary laws based in tribal laws, and the French Penal code which dominates civil laws” (Fernea 1998). Amid the independence from France in 1956, the decision to follow the Maliki tradition was strategic, created by tribal leaders due to its “foundation in a tribal notion of family as patrilineal, clan based, and patrikin” (Evrard 2014: 29). Although the family law is founded on Sharia Law, the Moudawana is “Moroccan founded as it was devised by Moroccan judges and ulamas, and lawyers” (Fernea …show more content…
Additionally, levels of support from the state shape civil society in Morocco, and according to Wuerth (2005) the positions taken by NGOs in regard with “national priorities determine in large part to what extent the state supports their endeavors” (Wuerth 2005). The Union Nationale des Femmes Marocaines (UNFM) , founded by King Hassan II in 1969, is an illustration of a women’s organization with state support and the utilité publique status, which is design to improve women’s status by offering professional trainings to women. Yet, “this organization does not partake in policy reform efforts” (Wuerth 2005). Furthermore, within
Moroccan civil society, “there is significant competition amongst organizations in acquiring national and foreign funds due to resource scarcity” (Elliott 2015).
From Fatima Sadiqi, University of Fez,
At this time Morocco is deep-seated in junctions of international rights doctrines and local Islamic activist endeavors, and this “crossroad demonstrates potential promise for addressing gender-based violence and supporting women’s rights” (Elliott 2009, Evrard 2014).
Moroccan Family Law
The official and legal system of Morocco is an “assortment of laws grounded on the Maliki tradition of Sharia, local customary laws based in tribal laws, and the French Penal code which dominates civil laws” (Fernea 1998). Amid the independence from France in 1956, the decision to follow the Maliki tradition was strategic, created by tribal leaders due to its “foundation in a tribal notion of family as patrilineal, clan based, and patrikin” (Evrard 2014: 29). Although the family law is founded on Sharia Law, the Moudawana is “Moroccan founded as it was devised by Moroccan judges and ulamas, and lawyers” (Fernea …show more content…
Additionally, levels of support from the state shape civil society in Morocco, and according to Wuerth (2005) the positions taken by NGOs in regard with “national priorities determine in large part to what extent the state supports their endeavors” (Wuerth 2005). The Union Nationale des Femmes Marocaines (UNFM) , founded by King Hassan II in 1969, is an illustration of a women’s organization with state support and the utilité publique status, which is design to improve women’s status by offering professional trainings to women. Yet, “this organization does not partake in policy reform efforts” (Wuerth 2005). Furthermore, within
Moroccan civil society, “there is significant competition amongst organizations in acquiring national and foreign funds due to resource scarcity” (Elliott 2015).
From Fatima Sadiqi, University of Fez,