There's a bit of a tendency in trendier areas of the west to normalise polygamy. Swedes especially. It's cultural, doncha know, and who are we to say that one culture is inferior to another? Especially when it derives from Islam, which is immune from criticism of the western Left or western feminists.
I read a book on polygamy by a Muslim woman who had been subjected to it before escaping to the west. I think it was Nonie Darwish. What I recall is her description of it as simply horrid for women. Something which western "feminists" simply ignore.
Same thing happening with the hijab. It's "women's freedom of choice" doncha know?
This article below is in today's South China Morning Post, and tackles polygamy much more honestly and head on.
"Polygamy is a type of violence against women", says Yuniyanti Chuzaifah.
There's more, much more.
Good article!
Is Southeast Asia going backwards when it comes to gender equality?
http://sc.mp/9jUDAz
http://sc.mp/9jUDAz
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