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Virkama, Anna

 
9783838300849: Discussing Moudawana: Perspectives on Family Code Reform, Gender Equality and Social Change in Morocco
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 383830084X ISBN 13 : 9783838300849
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Gender equality and women's rights in Muslim societies continue to be a topic of heated debates. In Morocco, past decades have witnessed some considerable changes to women's legal position, the most significant change being the reform of Family Code in 2004. Among the important changes is the restrictions on polygamy, protection of wife from unilateral repudiation from husband's part, raising the minimum legal age for marriage from 15 to 18 and giving right to a woman to marry without an authorisation of her parents. Moroccan Family Code, based on Islamic Sharia law, is now said to be the most progressive family law in the Arab world. How these reforms are perceived by the Moroccans themselves? Are they only cosmetic changes or can we observe a more profound transformation of mentalities in Morocco? Basing on author's fieldwork in Morocco and in-depth interviews with men and women of different backgrounds: students and professionals, the study opens up new perspectives on gender equality on Arab Muslim societies.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Gender equality and women's rights in Muslim societies continue to be a topic of heated debates. In Morocco, past decades have witnessed some considerable changes to women's legal position, the most significant change being the reform of Family Code in 2004. Among the important changes is the restrictions on polygamy, protection of wife from unilateral repudiation from husband's part, raising the minimum legal age for marriage from 15 to 18 and giving right to a woman to marry without an authorisation of her parents. Moroccan Family Code, based on Islamic Sharia law, is now said to be the most progressive family law in the Arab world. How these reforms are perceived by the Moroccans themselves? Are they only cosmetic changes or can we observe a more profound transformation of mentalities in Morocco? Basing on author's fieldwork in Morocco and in-depth interviews with men and women of different backgrounds: students and professionals, the study opens up new perspectives on gender equality on Arab Muslim societies.

Biographie de l'auteur

Anna Virkama gained her Masters degree in sociology from the University of Joensuu, Finland in 2006 and is currently doing a joint degree PhD at the University of Tampere in Finland and University Paris VIII in France. She is currently carrying on research on transnational student mobility, focusing on Moroccan students in France.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
383830084X
ISBN 13 
9783838300849
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
88
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