Ms. Belmihoub-Zerdani, with regard to the State party's reservations to article 16 of the Convention, noted that in matters relating to marriage, Islamic women were treated differently under the law.  She asked what proportion of the population was Islamic, how that treatment could be justified and whether other groups such as indigenous peoples received special treatment under the law.
Mme Belmihoub-Zerdani note, à propos de la réserve formulée par l'État partie concernant l'article 16 de la Convention, qu'en matière de mariage, la loi traite différemment les musulmanes et elle demande quelle proportion de la population est musulmane, comment se justifie ce traitement et si tel est aussi le cas d'autres catégories de population, comme les autochtones.