news wrap

 Safaa Ali

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24/10/2009

Assignment 3/part 2

News Wrap

      As stated in the Holy Qura’an, a man has the right to practice polygamy and to have up to four wives. That was for narrowing the enormous cases of adultery and slavery that was very common in the Arabs’ life in the early days of Islam. But is it still applicable nowadays?

    In Arabic societies, like Egypt, Syria, Arabian Gulf region, we can still sea men with tow, three or even four wives for each.

     The idea has recently been a subject for some media contents that glorify the multiple wives man, such as the famous Egyptian TV serious, Al Haj Metwally.

      Men think that remarrying is a good option, as long as it is halal, allowed by God. They also argue that it prevent them from committing sins out of desire.

Emad’s bite:

“I did not want to do adultery.”

     Arab men may remarry just because they were attracted to a physical appearance of a younger or prettier woman.

Emad’s bite:

“I just liked her”

“we had chemistry.”

      While the first, the older, wives usually suffer betrayal and bitterness, we find the second, new, wives enjoy what they have.

Eman’s bite:

“when you are in love with some one, it doesn’t matter if he is married or not.”

     A second marriage does not necessarily put an end to the first one. Some women can live with her husband having another wife, as long as he is capable financially. Nevertheless, some men refuse to let go with their first wife for different reasons. In most cases, she is the mother of the children.

Emad’s bite:

“I’m keeping her for the kids.”

       The stereo type of the devil second wife is not always true. Some of these women accept to be the second wife because of her neediness. Some of them even keep their marriage as a secret respecting the first wife’s feelings.

Eman’s bite:

“it is not a secret, my friend and my family know about it.only his wife does not.”

      Other women may try to justify practicing polygamy, either for them selves, or for their partners.

Eman’s bite:

“He is not happy in his life, maybe emotionally or sexually.”

       No one can think of himself as an unfair person. A man who have more than a wife, would think that he is treating them equally and paying attention for every one of his wives, so he can be fair to them. That is what provided in Qura’an as a condition to practice polygamy.

Emad’s bite:

“I am trying to satisfy both of them.”

      After all, for some men it is a kind of addiction. They justify it with religious reasons while they barely know any other thing about Holy Qura’an. They can marry four wives, and furthermore, they can replace some of them.

Emad’s bite:

“hehe,,why not?”