Morocco to stage all-out information campaign on family code reforms
Morocco, Politics, 10/18/2003

The Moroccan government is to stage an all-out campaign to explain to the public the nature of the amendments brought to the "Mudawana (Family Code)" announced last Friday by King Mohammed VI at the opening of the Parliament fall.

The awareness campaign will be conducted in two steps, announced Moroccan minister of Habous (endowments) and Islamic affairs, Ahmed Taoufiq, during a cabinet meeting held here Thursday.

The first step, prior to the adoption of this new Code by the parliament, will be carried out by Ulemas (Muslim theologians) who will explain the effort of Fiqh's (Islamic Law) interpretation implied by the proposed reforms, through their participation in debates including in the media.

The second step consists in associating qualified preachers to this process once the draft Code is adopted by the parliament. They will explain to the public in mosques the positive contribution of this Code to the stability and serenity of the society, bearing in mind the guarantees offered by the Muslim religion.

Announcing this campaign at a news conference, Moroccan minister of communication and spokesman for the government, Nabil Abdallah, said the government will see to it that these important reforms get the necessary means.

These reforms, welcomed as "revolutionary" both inside and outside Morocco, places the family under husband and wife's joint responsibility, sets stringent conditions that makes polygamy almost impossible, reorganizes divorce procedures and raises marriage age for women from 15 to 18.

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