Are Arabs polygamous, Zhihu?

Islam stipulates that a man can have four wives. Some Arab countries, such as UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, etc. Senegal and Swaziland in Africa. Our neighbor Thailand is also polygamous. Mormons in the United States not only allow polygamy, but also allow polygamy. Senegal, Uganda, Libya, Swaziland, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco and Somalia. In today's African continent, many countries practice polygamy. But with the development of the times, polygamy has become a controversial topic, with supporters and opponents. Tunisia and other African Arab countries have long abolished polygamy in law, and Benin and other African black countries have recently announced the abolition of this backward system. Senegal is regarded by the west as a country with good democracy, but it is a country with stubborn polygamy. Before the adoption of the new Constitution in 2000, Senegalese President Wade put forward many articles on women's liberation, but refused to abolish polygamy, believing that it was an "ancient tradition" and could not be banned. What's more, there are heads of state who openly defend polygamy in Africa. For example, when a United Nations report in 2003 pointed out that polygamy was one of the reasons for the excessive number of HIV carriers in Swaziland, King Mswati III of Swaziland played the devil's advocate on TV. It turns out that polygamy is completely legal in this country, and men can have several wives. The 37-year-old King of Mswati III has had nine wives and two "fiancé es" since his first marriage at the age of 18. And his father, the old king Sohuza, according to his official autobiography, from 192 1 to 1982, Yi * * married 120 wives. The King's speech in Swaziland shocked the world because the HIV/AIDS carriers in Swaziland are close to 40% of the population, which is the highest in Africa. According to Africa. Com, in many African governments, many ministers practice polygamy, and even the presidents of some countries are polygamous.