This essay focuses on recent divorce reforms in Egypt (2000) and Morocco (2004), with equal attention to the positions of men and women who end their marriages...
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Focusing on the Maghrib in the period between 1300 and 1500, in this book David Powers analyses the application of Islamic law through the role of the mufti....
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The first Islamic bank in Morocco, Umnia Bank, has opened its doors five months after the country's central bank approved requests to open Islamic financial institutions...
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An international conference on “The rights of religious minorities in Islamic Lands: The Legal Framework and Call for Action” kicked off Monday in the Morocco city of Marrakec. An international conference on “The rights of religious minorities in Islamic Lands: The Legal Framework and Call for Action” kicked off Monday …
Read More »Morocco Conference to Focus on Rights of Religious Minorities
A conference in Islamic history championing the rights of religious minorities living within Muslim-majority territories in Morocco.
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