I don't know why they would want more than one wife. Things are expensive these days, and the wives might demand that each wants something better than the other.
An all-male panel debates whether Muslim men are free to observe their religion in Turkey, with two guests criticizing restrictions on polygamy, on the pro-government TV channel Kanal A, June 18, 2016. (photo by Kanala.com/tr)
Turks worked up over wanting more wives
Are Muslim men free to observe their religion in Turkey? That was the question debated June 18 on pro-government TV channel Kanal A by four male panelists. The answer was intriguing, as two guests said, “No, Muslims are not free. For example, they cannot get married according their religion. The laws of secular Turkey dictate just one wife, so Muslims cannot take a second or third. Similarly, they cannot get rid of a restaurant that serves alcohol in their neighborhood.”
Summary⎙ Print Angry about the attention LGBT pride month has received during Ramadan, some conservative Muslim men complain about discrimination against Muslims in Turkey and say that, according to their religion, they should have the right to marry more than one woman.
Author Pinar TremblayPosted June 28, 2016
The guests were bothered that the Western world tries to impose its own views as if they are universal values, and they said that whenever Muslims in Turkey speak up against this, pro-Western media in Turkey blow it out of proportion, presenting Muslims as bigots and their demands as bigotry.
The four men spoke with intensity about how Muslim men in Turkey suffer under secular laws, and how the rights of "marginal" groups (the participants argued that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual communities make up only a tiny percentage of the population) are protected, but Muslims’ sensitivities are ignored. They said all those groups have more freedom in Turkey than do Muslims.
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Turks worked up over wanting more wives
An all-male panel debates whether Muslim men are free to observe their religion in Turkey, with two guests criticizing restrictions on polygamy, on the pro-government TV channel Kanal A, June 18, 2016. (photo by Kanala.com/tr)
Turks worked up over wanting more wives
Are Muslim men free to observe their religion in Turkey? That was the question debated June 18 on pro-government TV channel Kanal A by four male panelists. The answer was intriguing, as two guests said, “No, Muslims are not free. For example, they cannot get married according their religion. The laws of secular Turkey dictate just one wife, so Muslims cannot take a second or third. Similarly, they cannot get rid of a restaurant that serves alcohol in their neighborhood.”
Summary⎙ Print Angry about the attention LGBT pride month has received during Ramadan, some conservative Muslim men complain about discrimination against Muslims in Turkey and say that, according to their religion, they should have the right to marry more than one woman.
Author Pinar TremblayPosted June 28, 2016
The guests were bothered that the Western world tries to impose its own views as if they are universal values, and they said that whenever Muslims in Turkey speak up against this, pro-Western media in Turkey blow it out of proportion, presenting Muslims as bigots and their demands as bigotry.
The four men spoke with intensity about how Muslim men in Turkey suffer under secular laws, and how the rights of "marginal" groups (the participants argued that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual communities make up only a tiny percentage of the population) are protected, but Muslims’ sensitivities are ignored. They said all those groups have more freedom in Turkey than do Muslims.
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Turks worked up over wanting more wives