Polygamy in Kuwait

Polygamy is legal in Kuwait. Nearly 8% of all marriages are polygamous.[1][2] It has been reported that polygamy is on the decline among the younger generation.[3]

References

  1. ^ Chaleby, Kutaiba (1985). "Brief Communication". The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 173 (1): 56–8. doi:10.1097/00005053-198501000-00009. PMID 3965613. S2CID 13737031.
  2. ^ "Kuwait has 'highest rate of polygamy, cousin marriages'". The New Arab. London, United Kingdom. December 4, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  3. ^ http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MjY1ODU5MDgw [dead link] I DO, I DO, I DO: Polygamy Today
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  • 1 Kurdish-controlled areas criminalize polygamy
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