Grand Imam of al-Azhar institute, Egypt’s Sunni Islam highest authority, has taken a stand against polygamy, noting that monogamy is the rule in the holy book and that polygamy hurts women and children. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb who is considered as Egypt’s Grand Iman said those who practice polygamy understand the Koran wrongly. For the religious top leader a Muslim man should fulfil conditions of fairness if he wants to marry multiple wives. “Women represent half of society. “The Muslim religion honors women- it brought justice and numerous rights which didn’t exist before,” said Maya Morsi, the council’s president.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 04, 2019 14:03 UTC