A Pew Research Center survey published in 2013 found that Muslims round the world are divided about polygamy: While who practices polygamy majorities in several sub-Saharan African international locations and pluralities in parts of the Middle East describe polygamy as morally suitable, Muslims living in Central Asia as well as Southern and Eastern Europe have a tendency to mention that polygamy is immoral.

A clean effort from a Muslim women’s enterprise seeking to further codify the way Islamic regulation is implemented in India takes an unusual function: it requires a ban on polygamy. The regulation drafted by the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, geared toward further codifying Islamic legal provisions regarding marriage, first set down after the famous Shah Bano case, might make all polygamous marriages illegal.

In calling for a ban on polygamy, the BMMA unearths itself in uncommon employer. The Bharatiya Janata Party has for years been calling for a Uniform Civil Code that might replace all non secular legal guidelines with one that governs all residents.