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DOHA, Jan 31 (AFP) - Almost three out of four women in Qatar are opposed to polygamy, as allowed by Islam. Meanwhile, around three out of four men are in favor among the men of this Muslim state, according to a poll published Monday.
Ash-Sharq newspaper, which did not state the number of people it questioned, said 74 percent of women were against and 73 percent of men for.
Most women said they feared losing their husband or that he would not be able to treat all his wives fairly, as required by Islam, which allows Muslims to have up to four wives.
The men who opposed polygamy said it was expensive and that they would fear the reaction of their first wife and of society at large. The questions that Ash-Sharq reported sparked a rare debate in the conservative Gulf on one of the laws of Islam.
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