Tag Archives: polygamy

Young UAE women have hit out at controversial comments encouraging Emirati men to take more than one wife. Federal National Council (FNC) member Ahmad Al Amash said earlier this week, during governmental discussions, that the reluctance of Emirati men to take a second wife was creating “a financial burden on the country”. ...

The spiritual leader of Malaysia’s Islamic party has urged religious scholars to practice polygamy, saying they could rid the practice of its bad reputation. Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who leads the Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party (PAS) which is part of the opposition alliance, said that ulamas could be model polygamous ...