ABU DHABI // Young Emiratis say polygamy is a declining tradition in UAE society.
Heba Alhashmi, 26, from Abu Dhabi, said women are now more vocal in their objection to the tradition.
“From my observation it used to be more common and a normal practice in the past,” she said. “Not that it isn’t practised any more, but perhaps nobody made a fuss about it then as much as these days, as women in Emirati society in general are more vocal about their opposition to the practice.”
Ms Alhashmi, who recently completed her master’s degree, took part in research conducted by Zayed University student Mariam Al Zaabi. Her only experience of the practice was a grandfather who had two wives. She said women would always be more against the practice than men.
“I guess because it is religiously within their rights, all men like to entertain the idea of multiple wives, even if they wouldn’t act upon it,” she said. “Of course women would be against it because they wouldn’t want to share their husbands with other women.
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Heba Alhashmi, 26, from Abu Dhabi, said women are now more vocal in their objection to the tradition.
“From my observation it used to be more common and a normal practice in the past,” she said. “Not that it isn’t practised any more, but perhaps nobody made a fuss about it then as much as these days, as women in Emirati society in general are more vocal about their opposition to the practice.”
Ms Alhashmi, who recently completed her master’s degree, took part in research conducted by Zayed University student Mariam Al Zaabi. Her only experience of the practice was a grandfather who had two wives. She said women would always be more against the practice than men.
“I guess because it is religiously within their rights, all men like to entertain the idea of multiple wives, even if they wouldn’t act upon it,” she said. “Of course women would be against it because they wouldn’t want to share their husbands with other women.
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