Americans Against Abuses of Polygamy
That means your marriage is probably valid in Gambia. Because of a strong public policy against polygamy, if you had gotten married in England or the U.S., your marriage would be void. You could file for divorce in Gambia under the Sharia law of the sect in which you married. For reasons I could only [...]
Head of the Forum for Islamic Women … Asma Kuftaro says her work with women has led her to estimate 30% of marriages in Damascus are polygamous, and as many as 50% in rural villages. via Does polygamy exist among young Syrians? – Forward Magazine.
Polygamy is illegal in France and it was cited by one of Sarkozy’s ministers as one reason for the riots that ripped through the country’s suburban slums in 2005. via Daphne Branham, writing for the Vancouver Sun. Foreign-born polygamists to be stripped of French citizenship – Think Tank.
A court case to determine whether Canada’s polygamy laws violate religious protection might have been sparked by a fundamentalist Mormon sect in southeastern British Columbia, but the legal challenge will also examine rarely discussed polygamous practices among North America’s Muslims. via Court case won’t just look at Mormon polygamists; Muslims under scrunity too – Winnipeg [...]
Men in polygamous unions are happier than their wives, according to a quantitative survey on polygamy among Muslims. … and the least happy are the first wives. via The more the merrier for men but not the wives.
Ali Yuksel, an adviser to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has three wives and has expressed his intention to marry a fourth, sparking criticism among Ankara government officials, Hurriyet Daily News reported Thursday. Yuksel considers himself an Islamic authority, the Daily News reported. via Turkish adviser faces heat over polygamy – UPI.com.
