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Morocco appoints 299 women marriage notaries
23-7-2018
After the decision to allow women to participate in a state exam for the position of Mazoun (marriage notary) following a rare religious decree or fatwa issued last January to this end (c.f: https://goo.gl/aQPukx), the Moroccan ministry of justice announced on Saturday that it has recruited 299 women as legal notaries to register marriages from among the candidates. According to a statement published on the ministry’s official website, some 800 contestants passed the 2018 exam including 299 women, at a rate 37.38% against 501 males at 62.62%. The statement explained that this year’s competition is noted for endorsing females for the first time on par with their male peers in execution of the royal decree to this effect. The woman notary could from now on officiate contracts including marriages, divorces and legacy division, the statement added, describing the development as historic. (Al Hayat, July 22, 2018)
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