Eritrean government asks men to marry at least two wives or face imprisonment

[strivingobserver98]

Anyone know why this rule is there exactly?

Kenyans have received the news of mandatory polygamy by men in Eritrea with a mix of bewilderment and excitement.

Activists have posted a memo allegedly by the Government of Eritrea asking men to marry at least two wives due to acute shortage of men occasioned by casualties during the civil war with Ethiopia.

In the statement written in Arabic assures of government support to the polygamous marriages.

The activists translate it thus, “Based on the law of God in polygamy, and given the circumstances in which the country is experiencing in terms of men shortage, the Eritrean department of Religious Affairs has decided on the following .”

First that every man shall marry at least two women and the man who refuses to do so shall be subjected to life imprisonment with hard labour.

“The woman who tries to prevent her husband from marrying another wife shall be punished to life imprisonment,” alleges the activists in their translation.

http://hotinjuba.com/eritrean-government-asks-men-to-marry-at-least-two-wives-or-face-imprisonment/

 

[sister herb]

Strange news as half of the population are Christians. What their churches say about this or is this order only for Muslims?

 

[Zafran]

Strange news as half of the population are Christians. What their churches say about this or is this order only for Muslims?

Polygamy is not exclusive Muslim practice just look a Swaziland and its king, or nearly every culture at least historically had a polygamous practice.

 

[aflawedbeing]

Anyone know why this rule is there exactly?


http://hotinjuba.com/eritrean-government-asks-men-to-marry-at-least-two-wives-or-face-imprisonment/

As it says in the article, ahki. There's a man shortage, so women will need to share.
I told my wife about this yesterday and she was all 'We're not moving to Eritrea';D

 

[sister herb]

The government wants to multiply the population. More people - more men - more soldiers - and they can start new wars. :hiding:

 

[ardianto]

The government wants to multiply the population. More people - more men - more soldiers - and they can start new wars. :hiding:

How if Eritrean man married 4 wives, has 20 children. But all of his children are girls?.

 

[sister herb]

It´s quite unlike it would happens in every marriages. And in Eritrea, military service is compulsory for women too. Eritrea’s army is now one of the largest in Africa.


http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2014/03/national-service-eritrea

 

[strivingobserver98]

Hoax story of Eritrea asking men to marry at least two wives goes viral: http://www.madote.com/2016/01/hoax-story-of-eritrea-asking-men-to.html

Sorry brothers, you can now cancel your mass migration hijrah plans to Eritrea .

 

[ardianto]

Hoax story of Eritrea asking men to marry at least two wives goes viral: http://www.madote.com/2016/01/hoax-story-of-eritrea-asking-men-to.html

Sorry brothers, you can now cancel your mass migration hijrah plans to Eritrea .

What??!! ....... I already bought airplane ticket. And there's no refund if I cancel it!. :raging:

 

[aflawedbeing]

What??!! ....... I already bought airplane ticket. And there's no refund if I cancel it!. :raging:

I demand compensation from the Eritrean government for making my wife so angry at me.