Muslim feminist figure, Asma Lamrabet, presented her resignation from Morocco’s league of religious scholars (Rabita Mohammedia) because of her vanguardist stands in support of gender equality in inheritance, an advocacy that drew to her the criticism of ultra-conservatives in the North African country. Moroccan media, citing sources close to Lamrabet, said that the resignation comes against the backdrop of her recent interviews in which she outspokenly supported full equality between men and women in inheritance rights. 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. Few years later, Morocco endorsed a new constitution guaranteeing gender equality. The current Moroccan inheritance law is based on traditional Islamic jurisprudence, which grants women half of what it gives men in inheritance, while making men financially responsible for women.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2018 15:56 UTC