Says Sunanda Creagh of Reuters India
Polygamy is turning into an election issue among some women voters in officially secular, predominantly Muslim Indonesia, after a feminist group listed several Islamist politicians alleged to have more than one wife.
The list could potentially hurt the election chances of politicians from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), an Islamist party positioning itself as a potential ally or coalition partner for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ahead of the April 9 parliamentary elections and July 8 presidential poll.
Indonesia allows polygamy but a man can only get court approval to take a second wife if his first wife agrees, or if she is disabled or cannot have children.
The practice is frowned on by many educated, middle class women.
Polygamy has become an issue in Indonesia not only among muslim women, it also, like Jilbab, got a special attention in the continuing debates between practicing and non-practicing Muslims.
But, we don’t know wether they are in poligamy or not..
[...] Polygamy has become an issue in Indonesia not only among muslim women, it also, like Jilbab, got a special attention in the continuing debates between practicing and non-practicing Muslims. (blogger indonesia) [...]
poligamy nasibmu ya selalu jadi bahan gunjinganan manusia, hehehe poly…poly kacian deh……
An Election, there are so many issues than can be political rivals-appointed. As long as their interests could be reached, mostly they don’t care how to get them.