To talk about the long process of national mobilization for the reformation of the Moroccan Family Code means also to talk about to the first fighters for women's liberation, both men and women. Since the 1940s, these pioneers asked for the abolition of polygamy, the establishment of judicial divorce and equal rights for men and women in the family circle.The Salafya movement leaders, among them Allal el-Fassi, were the inspiration for it. Two main factors were of importance for the evolution of the position of Moroccan women at the beginning of the 20th century: one, the new socio-economic and cultural condition obtained through colonization, and, two, the key ideals of Salafya (Muslim Reform), spread by the nationalist movements which were an inspiration for them. This article is an invitation to the introduction of this chain of thought and, particularly, to the contribution of his leader, Allal el-Fassi, to the evolution of modern Morocco and the empowerment of Moroccan women in the first half of the 20th century.
Salafya; Muslim Reformation; Moroccan Family Code