Thread: Polygamy 101 - Inside Indonesia's controversial training seminars preparing Muslims

Day long training courses are being offered to Indonesian Muslims interested in polygamy.

A club dedicated to promoting polygamy in Indonesia is actively touting "a quick way to have four wives" through classes across the country that cost hundreds of dollars.

Key points:

• Topics covered at the school include how to acquire four wives as well as how to avoid divorce
• Supporters of the practice defend it as being in line with Islamic teachings
• Critics say polygamy is "psychologically and economically" harmful to wives

Though experts say most Indonesians find the idea of polygamous marriage objectionable, there is strong support for the practice in some sections of society.

The Indonesian Polygamy Forum (FP Indonesia) is capitalising on interest among conservative Muslim men in taking multiple wives by offering one-day seminars that claim to prepare their clients for polygamous marriage.

The organisation said it even provides a same-day marriage service for seminar attendees deemed ready to enter into a polygamous marriage.

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