Foundations of Women’s Rights in Morocco
June 12th, 2008 by Sarah
Daniel Williams of the International Herald Tribune explores divisions in Morocco’s women’s movement by highlighting the work of Saida Idrissi and Nadia Yassine. Idrissi, a secular activist, says Islamic tradition must not be allowed to influence laws governing social issues like marriage and divorce. She worries that Islamists, “‘want to base law on the Koran, something we think will inhibit women.” Yassine, counters that Islam, when applied correctly, is the real basis for women’s rights. “Secular feminists live in a separate world,” she says. “The fact is, we are Muslims here. How else can women see rights except through Islam?”
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