In 2004, Morocco’s government adopted Moudawana, or “Family Code,” a new set of laws put into place to address women’s rights and gender equality within an international and Islamic legal framework. When it was passed, many embraced the reforms as evidence that gender equality is compatible with Islamic principles.
In the years since September 11th and America’s two wars in the Middle East, even those with very little knowledge of Islam have heard about Sharia law. Of course, what we hear isn’t necessarily academic. In the news, Sharia law is frequently depicted as a system that condones women being stoned. In the movies, it’s […]