Article 5 [Family]
a. The family is the basis of society, deriving its strength
from religion, morality and love of the homeland. The law preserves
its lawful entity, strengthens its bonds and values, under its
aegis extends protection to mothers and children, tends the
young and protects them from exploitation and safeguards them
against moral, bodily and spiritual neglect. The State cares
in particular for the physical, moral and intellectual development
of the young.
b. The State guarantees reconciling the duties of women towards
the family with their work in society, and their equality with
men in political, social, cultural, and economic spheres without
breaching the provisions of Islamic canon law (Shari'a).
c. The State guarantees the requisite social security for its
citizens in old age, sickness, disability, orphanhood, widowhood
or unemployment, and also provides them with social insurance
and healthcare services. It strives to safeguard them against
ignorance, fear and poverty.
d. Inheritance is a guaranteed right governed by the Islamic
Shari'a.
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