“Allah decrees a will for your children; the male gets twice the share of the female” (Surah An-Nisa, 4:11). This single verse continues to hamper Moroccan women’s path to equality. Despite emphasising gender equality within the 2011 constitution and Morocco signing the CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women), the debate around inheritance remains a controversial topic in a country where conservativism is king. In July, Nabila Bouaayach, head of Morocco’s council of human rights (CNDH), said inheritance equality enforces poverty among Moroccan women u…