.... In other words, polygamy is not intrinsically bad. It is bad because, by being illegal, it fosters discrimination against women who are in illegal polygamous relations and it foments victimization among a community who fails to understand why polygamy is wrong and interprets opposition to it as further proof of anti-Islamic sentiment.
Thus, Ms Khan has found a way to justify polygamy in the name of multicultural integration and, yes, the right of women to equal protection under the law.
What will follow then, a defense of female genital mutilation and domestic slavery – both widely practiced in the Muslim world – or a piece extolling the qualities of monogamous partnerships? [The Commentator] Read more
