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Fatima Sadiqi
Fatima Sadiqi is professor of linguistics at the University of Fes, and founder and president of the Center for Research on Women.
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Morocco’s Veiled Feminists
Fatima Sadiqi Series: Islam 2006-05-25It is often assumed that modern feminism has no place, and thus can make little headway, in societies undergoing a religious revival, particularly in the Islamic world. But the real progress made in recent years on women’s rights in Morocco suggests otherwise: a unique combination of activism by secular and religious women, the calculations of political parties, and a significant role for the King has led to real progress.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 48233
