The resignation of Asma Lamrabet from the league of Moroccan Muslim scholars (Rabita Mohammedia) because of her support for equal inheritance rights between men and women sent shockwaves across the country, causing the debate over gender and inheritance in Morocco to resurface. The current Moroccan inheritance law is based on traditional Islamic jurisprudence of Ta’sib, which grants women half of what it gives men in inheritance, while making men financially responsible for women. Hence the need for an equal distribution of inheritance instead of the current law deemed anachronistic. Due to the Ta’sib rule, some parents proceed to the registration of their property in the names of their daughters. In late 2015, Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) issued a report calling for a review of the family code to guarantee equality between men and women in inheritance.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 22, 2018 23:15 UTC