Commentary :: Codifying Polygamy in the 1957 Moroccan Mudawwana

Earlier this year, Tunisia lifted the 1973 ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslim men and is considering equalizing inheritance laws for men and women, on arguments that the mixed marriage … Continue reading Commentary :: Codifying Polygamy in the 1957 Moroccan Mudawwana

Interview :: Islamic Finance: New Developments in Morocco’s Sharīʿa-Compliant Banking

Interview conducted by Ari Schriber, Morocco Editor Nour-Eddine Qaouar is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Letters and Humanities at Muhammad V University (Rabat, Morocco) where he studies the … Continue reading Interview :: Islamic Finance: New Developments in Morocco’s Sharīʿa-Compliant Banking

Commentary :: The Dissolution of Sharīʿa in the 1965 Moroccan Court Unification Law

During a time when there are global questions about stable Muslim-majority states that have combined Islamic law with state law, SHARIAsource editor Ari Schriber convincingly demonstrates that Morocco's 1965 Court … Continue reading Commentary :: The Dissolution of Sharīʿa in the 1965 Moroccan Court Unification Law

Commentary :: The Limits of State Religion in the Moroccan ‘Baha’i Affair’

Amidst the tensions raised by Islamic constitutional states as they deal with non-Muslim minorities, worth considering is how Muslim-majority states have resolved the issue in the past. Morocco editor Ari Schriber considers the … Continue reading Commentary :: The Limits of State Religion in the Moroccan ‘Baha’i Affair’

The Sharifian Decree of May 16, 1930 – The “Berber Decree” of Morocco

The Sharifian Decree of May 16, 1930 (the “Berber Decree”) promulgated eight articles that specified the administration of civil and penal justice for Moroccan Berber tribes. Interpreted by Moroccan nationalists … Continue reading The Sharifian Decree of May 16, 1930 – The “Berber Decree” of Morocco