Feminism and Islam in Morocco. Women laical activists, theologians, sermonizers, Napoli, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 2017

Abstract

On the basis of a wide variety of printed sources as well as verbal accounts, Sara Borrillo analyzes the many forms of Moroccan women’s agency today : from the laical militants, inspired by universal principles and international declarations of human rights, to feminist theologians, engaged in a critical review of sacred books that criticizes the traditional, patriarchal interpretations, up to the sermonizers supported by the Moroccan monarchy, promoting a «modernity without democracy» among women, particularly in the rural areas.