Family Planning and Politics in India, Mr Qureshi calls on the Muslim community to demand a ban on polygamy. "If it's not practised widely, then what do you have to lose by a ban?" he asks.

Mumbai: The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), group working to bring reforms in Muslim marriage and divorce laws, has ...

Russia's top Islamic body has withdrawn ... the head of the parliamentary family affairs committee, said the fatwa undermines Russian secularism, while polygamy “goes against our core morals ...

Russia’s Family ... s top Islamic authority rescinded its decision allowing a man to marry multiple women. In the past, Chechen authorities voiced support for legalizing polygamy in Russia.

Morocco is aiming to grant women more rights over child custody and inheritance, as well as the power of veto over polygamous ...

Custody, polygamy, and assets acquired during ... by the committee tasked with reviewing the Family Code. These relate to marriage age, Muslim witnesses abroad, shared religious guardianship ...

The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), a pan-India ... they were awaiting laws on polygamy and halala. They also said they have several points that needed to be included in the UCC so that ...

Russia’s Muslim Spiritual Administration’s Ulema Council (an advisory body of Muslim scholars) has withdrawn a fatwa permitting religious polygamy, reported RIA Novosti ... from the Ulema Council ...

Some users insisted that Sharia, or Islamic religious law, permits the practice. "Is there any brave imam who will say that Sharia allows polygamy?" asked one YouTube user. Polygamy has been a big ...

Some Islamic scholars have called for the re-orientation of people about polygamy. According to them, polygyny is not as bad as being painted in the society. These were part of the submissions ...

The goal is to put more restrictions on polygamy ... solidarity and harmony" with Islamic precepts and universal values, to protect the Moroccan family. The reform was first ordered by the ...

His logic is simple- Muslim men need more than one wife ... have a very bad effect on the fabric of society that is the family. Polygamy keeps families together and makes them bigger and ...