Last week, the Wall St. Journal ran an interesting article about Morocco's new Mudawana family law, and the difficult process that led to a new code giving women greater rights. The key: Morocco's activists approached it as a reinterpretation of Islam, all initiated and backed by the considerable religious authority of Morocco's royal line.
That WSJ article isn't available online, but this article from the CSM is highly informative. It's a pretty balanced piece, highlighting both the forward steps and the progress yet to be made. Dhimmi Watch has a less positive piece that looks at the bigger picture, but still acknowledges that "Morocco seems to be a society in transition."
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