Arab journalist seeks polygamy for women
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Arab journalist seeks polygamy for women
Saudi journalist stirs row after publishing article
in favor of polygamy for women in Muslim world
Ynet
Published: 12.19.09, 15:54 / Israel News
A Saudi female journalist stirred a row in Egypt after
publishing an article in favor of polygamy for women.
The piece,
published in the al-Masri al-Yaum newspaper,
promotes the notion that women should be
allowed to marry several partners,
similarly to the right enjoyed by Muslim men.
According to Islamic law,
a man is allowed to be married to four
different women at any given time,
as long as he treats them equally.
However,
journalist Nadin al-Badir suggested that polygamy
be permitted to both women and men.
The female writer also proposed that Muslim men
be banned from marrying more women merely because
they are bored with their current partners.
According to a BBC report Friday,
a parliament member already filed a
lawsuit against the newspaper for publishing
the provocative item.
As could be expected, the article also elicited angry
responses among Muslim clerics, who argued that
the ideas presented in it are anti-Islamic and that
the journalist had no right to attack tradition.
However, one cleric defended the article,
claiming that it did not constitute an attempt
to promote polygamy among women, but rather,
it aimed to expose readers to the suffering of women
as result of their husbands' conduct.
Mustapha Allah
Polygamy is illegal in UK yet Muslim men often get extra benefits for
having more than one wife.
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