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Indonesian Women 06 Nov 2009
A branch of the Malaysian Polygamy Club has opened in Indonesia upsetting women’s groups

Last month in Indonesia a branch of the controversial Malaysian Polygamy Club was formally launched. Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim nation but is a secular state. Polygamy is not common in Indonesia but under Indonesian law, a man may take a second wife provided both women agree and his first wife is either disabled, infertile or terminally ill. Anecdotally, polygamous marriages are growing in popularity and some prominent political and religious figures are known to have more than one wife. Jenni is joined from Jakarta by journalist Karishma Vaswani to discuss the issues.
 
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