Morocco

Equality between men and women is back on the table in the North African country. Women’s associations call for an end to discrimination in inheritance and children’s legal guardianship. The king seems willing to accommodate these demands, but Islamists oppose them

In the Maghrebi kingdom, both the secular and the Islam-based women’s rights movements are calling the country’s social and religious foundations into question. The monarchy has accepted some of their demands, but only insofar as they serve to reinforce its own stability.

The Muhammad VI Institute not only aims to counter the extremist readings of Islam, but also presents itself as a strategic instrument of Moroccan foreign policy

While waiting for the visit of Pope Francis, Cristóbal López Romero, Archbishop of Rabat, explains the priorities of a Church that wants to be a Samaritan one

The idea of a “Moroccan exception” has been belied by the Casablanca attacks in 2003. Nevertheless, thanks to a series of reforms in the religious field, Morocco seems to have re-appropriated its image of potential model and is trying to export it to Europe as well

After having visited the UAE, the Pope prepares to head for Morocco. Two nations fostering a moderate interpretation of Islam and hosting immigration-linked Christian communities

After the Casablanca attacks in 2003, the Moroccan monarchy has promoted an updated version of traditional Maliki Islam. The attempt has had to reckon with much resistance and many red lines. But it is pressing ahead

This year’s research project, carried out thanks to the support of Fondazione Cariplo, focuses on two hubs of Sunni religious and political thought: Gulf countries and Morocco

Morocco considers changing religious text books: the place of Islam in politics and society is at stake

The issue of “women’s liberation” reveal how the secular and the religious have shared out the space in Moroccan society