The women's movement in Morocco encompasses both secular and religious activists, and the country has made some major advances in the last few years, including the revision of the family and personal status laws, and the introduction of a quota system that puts at least 30 women in parliament.
We can debate the merits of quotas till the cows come home, but in this part of the world, I think they're a good thing. Nobody will get used to the idea of women in parliament until there are women in parliament, and a critical mass of them at that.
While some developments may appear minor to those who take these freedoms for granted, they are revolutionary in conservative Muslim societies.
Why I am not sure that this is relevant because I don't know on what basis religious women's rights activists argue -- e.g. do they find a basis for changes in law in the Koran (and Hadiths), or do they merely claim that the Koran allows their demands (or even just that the Koran can be interpreted to allow those) *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
