Polygamy in Egypt
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Polygamous marriages are currently lawful in Egypt
for all Muslim
men, though the practice itself has been reported to be quite infrequent. Debates of abolishing legal recognition of and outlawing the practice of polygamy have also been very apparent in the political field. If polygamy is outlawed, it would make Egypt
the only other country in the Middle East
to have legal codes against polygamy and civil polygamous marriages after Tunisia
, Turkey
, and Israel
.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
for all Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
men, though the practice itself has been reported to be quite infrequent. Debates of abolishing legal recognition of and outlawing the practice of polygamy have also been very apparent in the political field. If polygamy is outlawed, it would make Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
the only other country in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
to have legal codes against polygamy and civil polygamous marriages after Tunisia
Polygamy in Tunisia
Tunisia became the first Arab state to formally abolish polygamy in 1956, the same year it gained official independence. In current times, Tunisia is still one of the very few predominately-Islamic nations that has legally banned polygamy, another notable nation being Turkey, which has been noted...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.