Politicians 'ignoring' polygamy
Cultural sensitivity has prevented politicians from discussing the issue
of polygamy in the UK, a leading Muslim peer has told the BBC.
Baroness Warsi, shadow minister for community cohesion, told Radio 4's
Today programme it was time policy makers took the issue seriously.
She said she wanted registering all religious marriages to be considered
to stop men marrying more than one wife.
Baroness Warsi said politicians had been ignoring the issue.
"There has been a failure on the part of policy makers to respond to
this situation," she said.
"Some of it has been done in the name of cultural sensitivity and we've
just avoided either discussing or dealing with this matter head on.
"There has to be a culture change and that has to brought about by
policy makers taking a very clear stance on this issue, saying that in
this country, one married man is allowed to marry one woman," she added.
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Published: 2009/02/20 05:28:07 GMT
Friday, 20 February 2009
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