The Feminization of Public Space: Women's Activism, the Family Law, and Social Change in Morocco

Sadiqi, Fatima; Ennaji, Moha

doi:10.1353/jmw.2006.0022

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“…In the Muslim world, Islamist governments came to power in 1977 in Pakistan (Mumtaz & Shaheed 1987; Jalal 1991) and Sudan (Hale 1996) The year 1979 saw the Islamic revolution in Iran (Afkhami & Friedel 1995) and the passing of the Hudud Ordinance (for Quranically defined offences) in Pakistan. In the 1980s, Islamists gained power at far ends of the Muslim world – Morocco (Munson 1991; Sadiqi 2006; Sadiqi & Ennaji 2006) and Malaysia (Anwar 2001). In Israel, the Islamic movement won control of six town councils in 1989, and the southern faction achieved a degree of representation in the parliament in 1996 (in alliance with two other small Arab lists).…”

Section: Parallel Responses To the Rise Of Islamism And Jewish Fundammentioning

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Islamic and Jewish Religious Feminism: Similarities, Parallels and Interactions

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2012

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The roots of both Islamic and Jewish religious feminism may be found in the 1970s. Both ideological movements arose in response to the feminism of the 1960s in the United States and in France which was secular and even anti‐religious. Similarities and parallels in the roots and development of the two religious feminist movements may be expected as functions of the similar sociologies of Islam and Judaism. The two forms of religious feminism were in fact parallel responses to the rise of Islamism and Jewish fundamentalism that promoted strict interpretations of Islam and Judaism, particularly as regards gender issues. They differed, however, in their global and Middle Eastern manifestations. The two religious movements have similar although not identical issues of language and authenticity, which influence the dispersion of religious feminist ideas. Interactions between Jewish and Muslim religious feminists may seem impossible in the current politically charged atmosphere. On the other hand, there is clearly a communality of interests among religious women of both faiths which may serve to prevail over conflict.

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Section: Parallel Responses To the Rise Of Islamism And Jewish Fundammentioning

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Islamic and Jewish Religious Feminism: Similarities, Parallels and Interactions

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2012

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“…It is important to recognise that women's roles in Morocco have changed over time both inside and outside the household. For example, recent reforms to the Moroccan family code ( Mudawana ) in 2004, which aimed to empower women, suggest interesting questions about how changes in women's status may affect their role in society (Sadiqi and Ennaji 2006). Moroccan women are increasingly participating in the paid labour market, delaying marriage and having fewer children (Assaad and Zouari 2003).…”

Section: Determinants Of Women's Household Roles In Moroccomentioning

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Obesity and household roles: gender and social class in Morocco

Batnitzky

2008

Sociology Health & Illness

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Often referred to as the developing world's new burden of disease, obesity constitutes a major and growing health epidemic in Morocco, in particular for women (22% of women versus 8% of men). Through an analysis of qualitative data, I demonstrate how gender roles influence obesity risk in the Moroccan context. Current social and economic theories, including the nutrition transition theory, are inadequate in explaining the persistent gender differentials in health status across time and place. I suggest that Moroccan women's higher prevalence of obesity is predominantly the outcome of different risks acquired from their distinct roles. In the Moroccan context, we can gain insight into how men and women divide household labour and how the overall non-egalitarian nature of social roles may deleteriously affect women's health. I hypothesise that marital status, age and socioeconomic status determine Moroccan women's household roles and help to explain why women are more likely to be obese than men. The main findings support this hypothesis and demonstrate the interactive relationship between culture and structure in influencing obesity risk.

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“…Families are led by the older male members and have an enlarged structure, with people from many generations living together under the same roof (El Harras, 2006). Up until a few decades ago, the social hierarchy of men and women in Morocco was also based on a strict gender-based space dichotomy (Sadiqi & Ennaji, 2006): the street and the market place were public areas where men could evolve, while the house was the private space where women were confined to (Belarbi, 1997, in Sadiqi & Ennaji, 2006. More recently, women's roles in Morocco have undergone some changes (Batnitzky, 2008), and several women, especially in urban areas, have started to work outside the home, delaying marriage and having fewer children (Assaad & Zouari, 2003).…”

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The Perception of Honour-Related Violence in Female and Male University Students from Morocco, Cameroon and Italy

2016

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The study investigates the perception of honour-related violence against women in female and male university students from three countries-Morocco, Cameroon, Italy-all considered honour cultures but different in terms of various other sociocultural factors, such as family structure and gender roles. One hundred fourteen Moroccan (47 females, 67 males), 106 Cameroonian (41 females, 65 males) and 103 Italian (51 females, 52 males) students attending Turin University and currently living in Turin, answered a questionnaire to evaluate an act of honour-related violence by a father against his daughter. The results showed that the perception of this act was influenced by the participants' nationality: Italians evaluated the incident as more serious and more as a crime than Moroccans, and the latter more than Cameroonians. Furthermore, Italians attributed less responsibility to the victim and more responsibility to the assailant than Moroccans and Cameroonians did; accordingly, they also proposed more severe punishment for the assailant than Moroccans and Cameroonians. The results also showed an interaction between nationality and gender: Cameroonian women attributed more responsibility to the victim and less to the assailant than Cameroonian men, and Italian men attributed less responsibility to the assailant than Italian women. These results are interpreted in terms of the importance attributed to family honour in the three countries and their differences in social organisation and gender roles.

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The Feminization of Public Space: Women's Activism, the Family Law, and Social Change in Morocco

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Islamic and Jewish Religious Feminism: Similarities, Parallels and Interactions

Islamic and Jewish Religious Feminism: Similarities, Parallels and Interactions

Obesity and household roles: gender and social class in Morocco

The Perception of Honour-Related Violence in Female and Male University Students from Morocco, Cameroon and Italy

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