Family Law

The Trapped Muslims of Malaysia

What good is there in keeping them as Muslims against their will?

Marrying More Than One

As a Muslim man, I have a clear advantage over a non-Muslim man when it comes to how many women I can marry. I can marry up to four wives at a go. A non-Muslim man cannot. If he tries to do so, he commits the offence of bigamy under section 494 of the Penal Code. Bigamy is the offence of marrying another whilst already married. It is punishable with a maximum imprisonment period of …

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