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To examine the inclusion of women in Morocco's religious establishment following post-2003 reforms and assess how their compliant agency intersects with broader gender reform debates.

February 24, 2026The Journal of North African Studies

Promises and discontent: rethinking two decades of religious and gender reforms in Morocco

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To examine the inclusion of women in Morocco's religious establishment following post-2003 reforms and assess how their compliant agency intersects with broader gender reform debates.
Conducted qualitative interviews with women holding authority positions in Morocco's religious establishment.
Analyzed pedagogical and scholarly strategies alongside broader gender debates, including the Mudawwana family code revisions.
Women in religious positions demonstrate compliant agency, cultivating a collective pious identity aligned with nationalist values while negotiating personal voice through teaching and scholarship.
Inclusion of women in religious governance actively reinforces the state's political order and the authority of the monarchy, converging with broader gender reform agendas despite divergent tactics.

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Qualitative interview study reveals how female religious authority operates in Morocco, highlighting how compliant agency reinforces the existing political order.

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Meriem El Haitami (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7789761400807f0f1eb34c https://doi.org/10.1080/13629387.2026.2633615

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Qualitative interview study reveals how female religious authority operates in Morocco, highlighting how compliant agency reinforces the existing political order.

Promises and discontent: rethinking two decades of religious and gender reforms in Morocco

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Promises and discontent: rethinking two decades of religious and gender reforms in Morocco

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