Legalise polygamous unions: Muslim leaders
25/6/08
Members of Sydney’s Islamic community believe polygamous marriages should be legalised to protect the rights of women. Sheikh Khalil Chami, of the Islamic Welfare Centre in Lakemba, said polygamous marriages existed in Australia and should be recognised. “Not an open door, but in a way everyone will have control,” he told Triple J’s Hack program. “It’s a bit hard, very difficult, but unless we face it, how (do) we overcome it?” Sheikh Chami said he was asked almost weekly to conduct polygamous religious ceremonies. While he declined, he said, other sheikhs, many of whom did not have qualifications, performed them.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/national/legalise-polygamous-unions-muslim-leaders-20080624-2w68.html