Justice and Development Party general secretary Abdelila Benkiran, during a meeting with members of the party’s National Committee on Saturday, dismissed calls for equal inheritance between the sexes, saying “the issue is settled by the text of the Quran.” an.”
“Moroccans have no inheritance problems and have not complained to anyone,” Benkirane added in statements reported by Hespress, urging his party members not to remain silent on the matter.
Two weeks ago, the President of the National Council for Human Rights, Amina Buayach, said that the Islamic inheritance system discriminates against women, during the opening of a symposium that presented the results of a study of the views of Moroccans on the country’s inheritance system. Boyach said Morocco’s inheritance system, which is based on Islamic law, “in which men enjoy privileges and opportunities to acquire property, businesses and businesses, is leading to the feminization of poverty.” Buayach updated her stance in support of accepting the principle of parity in inheritance, while Benkirane commented by saying that her call for equality amounted to “blaming God and the Messenger for injustice”.
Benkirane directed his speech to Amina Buayach, asking, “When you accuse Islam of feminizing poverty, do you mean what you say, or are you just pronouncing the words arbitrarily?” This is not the first time that the question of the division of inheritance has been raised in Morocco. Benkirane also opposed calls to abolish the marriage of underage girls, believing the issue was in the hands of the judiciary “which is looking into the girl’s ability to marry or not”, referring to the social aspects involved in the issue. .
