UAE court rejects claim that polygamy damages marriage
A woman filed for divorce after her husband married a second wife A UAE woman who successfully filed for divorce after her husband married a second wife has had […]
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 […]
The happy polygamist
This story was told to me during my stay in Afghanistan. see: https://themuslimtimes.info/2017/08/19/glimpses-into-the-life-of-a-global-nomad-part-four/comment-page-1/ One bus driver plying the route Kabul – Peshawar and back notice at the bus stop […]
What the media isn’t saying about the history of Mormon polygamy in Mexico
November 8, 2019 Jana Riess This is a guest post by Barbara Jones Brown (RNS) — The horrific killing of three women and six children in Sonora, Mexico, this week […]
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 […]
Female candidate encourages Emirati men to marry more than one wife
A candidate in this year’s Federal National Council elections is calling for Emirati men to be encouraged to marry more than one wife as a solution to “spinsterhood” among […]
Evangelical :” Why Not Polygamy? A Question to Progressive Churches
June 5, 2019 by Roger E. Olson Why Not Polygamy? A Question to Progressive Churches Recently several churches with which I have friendly relations and that I respect as […]
The unsuspected link between monogamy and trust.
New Research: Why Religions Promote Sexual Conservatism Source: Psychology Today Religions provide a common moral compass for their believers. For instance, all faiths promote some version of the Golden Rule as one of their major tenets. Many also enforce dietary restrictions in the form of guidelines about what’s appropriate to […]
Modern day polygamy in Africa: first wife feeding second wife goes viral
t April 17, 2018 Bridget Boakye | Contributor Bridget Boakye is a writer, activist, and entrepreneur based in Accra, Ghana. Raised in both Ghana and the U.S., she is particularly […]
South African polygamist buys his 4 wives a Mercedes each
By Caren Nyota – May 2, 2019 South African polygamist and businessman Musa Mseleku has set the bar high. The 45-year-old man who is married to four wives has left women yearning to have a piece of him. He bought each of his four wives a brand new Mercedes Benz, […]
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn weds bodyguard in surprise ceremony
Former flight attendant turned royal guard is named Queen Suthida days before his own coronation Reuters Thu 2 May 2019 A screengrab from Thai television footage of the ceremony in […]
Faith and polygamy: which religions permit plural marriage?
Polygamy is taboo in Western society and Christianity but other cultures and faiths permit plural marriage. By Nicola Heath Polygamy usually refers to a man taking multiple wives. Polyandry, where […]
TUNISIAN & EGYPTIAN ACTIVISTS CALL FOR POLYGAMY TO SOLVE ‘SPINSTER CRISIS’
Jerusalem Post “If some people condemn polygynous marriages it is because of imperialist and colonialist attitudes toward Muslim women”- Svetlana Peshkova, associate professor at the University of New Hampshire. BY […]
Polygamist family tries to cast practice in a more normal light
February 25, 2019 RAPID CITY, SD (KOTA/Gray News) – Polygamy is illegal in all 50 states, but for three people in South Dakota, the law is not standing in […]
CBC Fifth Estate Doc on Polygamy Among Muslim Canadians: A Personal Reflection
Written by Chelby Daigle Published in News A recent CBC Fifth Estate episode about polygamy among Muslim Canadians and its accompanying article has sparked online debate among Muslims. You can […]
Guinea becomes latest African country to legalise polygamy
by Mildred Europa Taylor, at 09:00 am, January 08, 2019, Culture After three months of negotiations, lawmakers in Guinea on Saturday, December 29, 2018, finally made amendments to a law […]
Lok Sabha clears Triple Talaq bill: All you need to know
The Bill seeks to make Triple Talaq a criminal offence, with a jail term of up to three years for the husband. Under the Bill passed in Lok Sabha yesterday, […]
The A-Z of Believing: S is for Sex
Ed Kessler, head of the Woolf Institute, presents the 19th part in a series on belief and skepticism Indy/Life S is for… Sex May the wine go straight […]
A third of young people back polygamy and a quarter want to see marriages allow people to ‘upgrade’ to a new partner, major poll finds
Young people believe marriage should be more like a rolling mobile phone deal Researchers found that a quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds think marriage should be a temporary contract A […]
Modern day polygamy in Africa: first wife feeding second wife goes viral
First wife feeding second wife at her wedding reception. Photocredit: Khalifa Photography When Yakaka Mandara tweeted a picture of a first wife feeding her husband’s second wife at a wedding […]