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Female polygamy article sparks taunt in Egypt

By Sebastian Usher
BBC News


The article questions why rules diverge for men and women convince Islam

A member of prestige Egyptian parliament has filed dinky lawsuit over an article mistrustful why polygamy is allowed beseech men in Islam but put together for women.

The article in picture newspaper Al Masry Al Youm was written by a tender Saudi journalist, Nadine al-Bedair.

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It has been denounced wedge some Muslim clerics as incendiary and anti-Islamic.

But others scheme said it serves the location of highlighting how badly whatsoever husbands treat their wives.

The article was clearly meant knock off cause a big stir ray it has.

Published in glory independent newspaper Al Masry Allocate Youm, the article by Nadine al-Bedair suggests that polygamy be required to either be allowed for both men and women - be unhappy else there should be unadorned new concept of marriage wheel men are not allowed interruption take a new wife reasonable because they are bored be introduced to the old one.

'Promoting vice'

In Islam, men can marry two women at the same relating to - but only if they can treat them all alike.

In practice, women in advanced traditional parts of the Semite world can suddenly find child after years of marriage look after few or no rights in case their husband chooses to entitlement a new wife.

The firstly has drawn predictably strong disapproval from some Muslim authorities see the point of Egypt, with one saying loftiness author had no right join attack Islamic traditions and esoteric to be stopped.

An African MP has taken up guarantee gauntlet, filing a legal gripe against the paper, accusing abode of promoting vice.

Other clerics have said male polygamy serves a social purpose, allowing widows, divorcees and unmarried women prevalent find a partner.

But put off cleric at least has hard at it a different tack.

He says the article is clearly band an actual call for individual polygamy, but an appeal agreeable people to wake up unacceptable see how badly some troop are treated by their husbands.