This first generation of Moroccan feminists was guided by a key insight: the interactions of men and women were not dictated by religion, but by social practices that had often used religion as a means of reinforcement. For example, women and their sexual purity were linked with the honor of men and their families – a connection that was defended by grounding it in Islam.
摩洛哥第一代女权主义者受到的主要核心思想是，控制男女互动的不是宗教，而是社会传统。社会传统常常利用宗教得到加强。例如，妇女和她们的性纯洁与男人和他们家族的荣誉紧密相连，通过把它作为伊斯兰的基本教义而维护这一联系。对于这些激进主义者而言，这种关联就是为了维持对妇女的控制，是摩洛哥社会、而非伊斯兰的组成部分。