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2 POWER AND POLITICS WE ORGANISE, THEREFORE WE AREgained important legal au<strong>to</strong>nomy and were afforded more equality inthe areas of divorce, legal cus<strong>to</strong>dy, marriage, and family relations. Thereinterpretation of the Moudawana challenged dominant modes ofthinking about women’s rights and their relations within the family.In the campaign for Moudawana reform, activists employed an astute‘insider–outsider’ strategy, combining mass demonstrations and publicawareness campaigns with lobbying of the Commission. The campaignnot only contributed <strong>to</strong> a better quality of life at home for Moroccanwomen, but also paved the way for further progressive reforms.Source: A. Pittman and R. Naciri (2007) ‘Cultural Adaptations: The MoroccanWomen’s Campaign <strong>to</strong> Change the Moudawana’, Institute for DevelopmentStudies, available at: www.ids.ac.uk/ids/Part/proj/pnp.htmlCASE STUDY69

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