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 Re: Polygamy in Sudan (Re: Muna Khugali)
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My dear Firends,
We earlier mentioned that Islamic countries have different interpretation to the same Koran’ verse. Some of them interpret it with consideration to certain parts while turning a blind eye to the rest. Some of them give literal interpretation that does not consider the profound and far meaning of the verses. For example, the verse says (marry such a woman as twice, three, or four of them, but if you fear that you cannot maintain equality among them, marry only one), we find Muslims who interpret Koran; intentionally ignore the above underlined part. While in Tunisia the law is based on the last verse in the same Sura of Koran( try as you may, you cannot treat all your wives impartially). Based on that interpretation, many of the Arab women demand that the Tunisian law (regarding marriage) be the base of laws in their countries, because it is based on the spirit of Islam.
In the Tunisian law of 1956, a complete prohibition of polygamy was adopted. Of course, the change of Personal Status Code in Tunisia brought out anger against President Bourgaiba, as many male judges, initially, objected to its use in ruling. They wrote a petition against its existence because they believe the introduced law is limiting an Islamic right given to men. They refused in many times to apply the new laws, which led president Bourgaiba to transfer them from the Sharia courts to other civil courts. Tunisian law says “those who marry for the second time while they are still married to the first wife should face a sentence of one year imprisonment and a fine of two hundred and forty thousand Francs”( The laws for women’s rights in Tunisia, March 1956-1999, family and women’s rights; also published in Sudan Human Rights Organisation, Cairo, 1996.
The Tunisian government has also used the Koran to convince people with its new Jurisdiction, it did not only issue laws and forced people to follow them. For instance, the government explained that the Tunisian law is based on the essence of Shar’ia, by saying “to avoid committing a sin in religion, resulting from an unjustifiable situation between the several wives, as God ordered in the Holy Koran, the law prohibits polygamy and this is one of the means to ensure and secure equality between the husband and the wife” (Personal Matters Law in Tunisia. The government argued that polygamy is like slavery; it was an institution whose past purpose was no longer acceptable to most people, and the ideal of the Koran was monogamy. These changes in personal law however, were also accompanied by social transformation, which was important in preparing society to accept them and that was mainly done by a programme of women’s emancipation while also enforcing education for all. The establishment of the neo-Destourian Party has helped in working in planned social transformation (PSD) in 1964. Social transformation was needed to support the laws. However, Shar’ia remains the source of law in the issue of inheritance in Tunisia.
Women's rights in Tunisia including the Personal Matters Laws were mainly supported by the government who was also motivated by a great desire to create a modern society and institutions after the independence from France.
We continue
Muna
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الكاتب |
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| Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-23-04, 01:29 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | قلقو | 12-23-04, 01:51 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-23-04, 02:13 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Ishraga Mustafa | 12-23-04, 02:21 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-23-04, 03:13 AM |
 Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Halema2 | 12-23-04, 03:11 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-23-04, 03:35 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | قلقو | 12-23-04, 04:00 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-23-04, 06:17 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | أحمد الشايقي | 12-23-04, 09:17 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-23-04, 04:18 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | عبدالناصر معتصم | 12-23-04, 07:47 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-23-04, 10:40 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Mohamed Elbashir | 12-23-04, 09:27 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-23-04, 10:59 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | عبدالناصر معتصم | 12-24-04, 00:51 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-24-04, 09:28 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | عبدالناصر معتصم | 12-24-04, 08:35 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Hisham Amin | 12-24-04, 01:51 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-24-04, 03:52 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | عبدالناصر معتصم | 12-24-04, 06:34 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-24-04, 11:04 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-24-04, 11:45 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-25-04, 00:51 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-25-04, 08:46 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-27-04, 06:19 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | عبدالناصر معتصم | 12-27-04, 11:41 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-27-04, 02:45 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | عبدالناصر معتصم | 12-28-04, 00:19 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | عبدالناصر معتصم | 12-28-04, 02:52 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | عبدالناصر معتصم | 12-28-04, 11:59 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | محمد حامد جمعه | 12-28-04, 12:08 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Omer Abdalla | 12-28-04, 12:31 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-29-04, 06:06 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-31-04, 08:51 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-31-04, 09:08 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | خضر عطا المنان | 12-31-04, 09:57 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 12-31-04, 10:10 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 01-08-05, 12:21 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | عبدالناصر معتصم | 01-08-05, 05:35 PM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Abdel Aati | 01-14-05, 08:39 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | manubia | 01-14-05, 10:33 AM |
| Re: Polygamy in Sudan | Muna Khugali | 01-14-05, 01:36 PM |
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