The Tunisian cabinet has approved the law of gender equality in inheritance. If passed by the Parliament dominated by Ennahda Movement, this law would be a precedent in the Arab world. The law, which has been suggested by the Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi in August 2017, on occasion of national women’s day, was approved on 23 November. It would permit women and men to have an equal inheritance, guaranteeing a freedom of choice between following the constitution or the Sharia Islamic law based on which, women inherit the half only. Essebsi said he based his legislative initiative on the Tunisian constitution which states that “the rights and duties of Tunisian men and women are equal, and that the state is committed to defending women’s rights and works on supporting and developing them.” The action is likely to spark protests such as the ones seen this summer after Ennahda’s Shura Council put out a statement rejecting Essebsi’s proposal. The Tunisian president formed the Individual Freedoms and Equality Committee in August 2017, and assigned it to propose reforms for the Tunisian legislative system, with the purpose of increasing freedoms in the state.