Kenyans Divided on Whether Polygamy Is Better than Monogamy
by Hillary Lisimba – Polygamy is an age-old tradition practised in many African ethnic societies – A poll by TUKO.co.ke shows that Kenyans are divided on whether it is better […]
What does the Quran say regarding polygamy?
Photo credit: economist.com Mohammad Golam Sarwar It was not Islam that had initiated polygamy rather polygamy was the widespread customary practice in pre-Islamic Arabia which continued in the later ages […]
Polygamy Seminar’s Registration Pulled – but still going ahead
Source: Indonesia Expat A seminar promoting polygamy in Indonesia is to go ahead, despite the event’s registration form being pulled offline following complaints by women’s rights activists. If you’re weary […]
How men could be married to four wives at once and make it work – Stanley Ho did
By Wee Kek Koon Taking concubines was common in China, Hong Kong and Singapore until the mid-20th century. The children of principal and minor wives had a different status By […]
Bigamy is no longer a felony in Utah
By Harmeet Kaur (CNN) A law effectively decriminalizing bigamy, when two people marry while at least one of them is already legally married, is now in effect in Utah. For […]
The sunnah of monogamy
Source: The Sun The notion that “African men are polygamous in nature” is an excuse often used to justify the infidelity of menfolk in marriage in African societies. That […]
USA: Book Review: Rethinking Polygamy: An Interview with Sarah M.S. Pearsall
by Kyla Sommers Kyla Sommers is the editor of the History News Network. Sarah M. S. Pearsall teaches the history of early America and the Atlantic world at […]
Why does Islam allow polygamy?
By Farhan Iqbal, Imam Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Canada Marriage is a sacred institution in Islam with very important objectives. In most cases, the objective is achieved through monogamy. However, in […]
Survey finds 70 per cent of Malaysian Muslim women believe polygamy is a right for men
Prominent women’s rights activist Marina Mahathir says there is a disconnect between what Muslim women expect and what happens in real life By Tashny Sukumaran A whopping 70 per cent […]
Egypt’s top cleric calls polygamy ‘injustice,’ draws debate
Source: Associated Press By SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top Muslim cleric has stirred up controversy after saying that polygamy is an “injustice” for women, but stopped short of […]
Pushed by politicians, polygamy enjoys a heyday among Christians in Kenya
Source: Religion News Service By Tonny Onyulo NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Sipping black coffee outside his house in Kibera, a slum district here, James Oketch comes up with as many […]
Polygamy persists across Africa, to activists’ dismay
Source: Associated Press By RODNEY MUHUMUZA KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The suspicion of a third wife was planted in Irene Atenyo’s mind when her husband could not account for his […]
Are humans naturally monogamous or polygamous?
Balance of evidence indicates we are biologically inclined towards monogamy Thu, Oct 4, 2018, William Reville The dominant male in a gorilla group services a harem, hogging all the […]
House arrest for polygamy pair after Canada’s first convictions in a century
Source: The Guardian Former bishops of breakaway Mormon sect avoid jail over offences spanning decades Reuters Winston Blackmore, convicted for marrying 24 women, outside a British Columbia court in 2017. […]
There’s more support than ever for those ‘escaping polygamy’
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Nate Carlisle Rose believed God would punish her for leaving her family in the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. That […]
Prosecutor wants jail time for two men in B.C. polygamy case
Source: The Globe and Mail GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH Two men convicted of practising polygamy in British Columbia were motivated by “sincerely held religious beliefs,” but their sentences should include jail time […]
Judge tosses convicted B.C. polygamists’ constitutional challenge
Source: CBC News A judge in British Columbia has ruled that Canada’s polygamy laws are constitutional, rejecting the argument from two B.C. polygamists who claimed the law violated their charter […]
Constitutional arguments begin in Canadian polygamy case
Source: Associated Press CRANBROOK, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian man found guilty of marrying two dozen women says he believed he was entitled to practice polygamy because he wasn’t […]
No British Muslim man has the ‘right’ to a second (or even third) wife
Source: The Telegraph By Shelina Janmohamed Secondwife.com now has 100,000 users I’m not a second wife, and I have no plans to ever be one. There is only really one reason […]