By Macer Hall
GROWING numbers of Muslim men are “marrying” up to four wives in Britain, a leading Muslim peer warned last night.
Tory Baroness Sayeeda Warsi fears a sharp increase in polygamy in the UK is becoming a threat to community cohesion.
And she accused Labour ministers of turning a blind eye to the practice, which is common in some Islamic countries.
The Government must make it clear to Muslims that “in this country, one married man is allowed to marry one woman,” she said.
Most Muslim polygamous arrangements are not illegal because the “weddings” are private religious ceremonies that are not recognised by British law.
But Baroness Warsi, Tory spokesman on community cohesion, feared that multi-wife marriages could increase tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims in Britain. Read more ...
GROWING numbers of Muslim men are “marrying” up to four wives in Britain, a leading Muslim peer warned last night.
Tory Baroness Sayeeda Warsi fears a sharp increase in polygamy in the UK is becoming a threat to community cohesion.
And she accused Labour ministers of turning a blind eye to the practice, which is common in some Islamic countries.
The Government must make it clear to Muslims that “in this country, one married man is allowed to marry one woman,” she said.
Most Muslim polygamous arrangements are not illegal because the “weddings” are private religious ceremonies that are not recognised by British law.
But Baroness Warsi, Tory spokesman on community cohesion, feared that multi-wife marriages could increase tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims in Britain. Read more ...
Source: Daily Express
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