In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of ...

Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling and intuitive. But new research suggests some arguments ...

Carolyn Jessop has written a book about her life in a polygamous cult. Oct. 29, 2007 — -- By the time Carolyn Jessop was 18 years old, she had been coerced into an arranged marriage with a ...

CANE BEDS, Ariz. (AP) – Ben Bistline starts to chuckle when asked to explain why the practice of polygamy persists. The outside world, he says, just doesn’t get it. “We just grew up in polygamy,” said ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah lawmakers are unanimously backing a bill that would lessen the punishment for people caught practicing polygamy. “We have a really stiff penalty, and what my bill proposes ...

Sarma said several historic legislations, including those on “love jihad” and polygamy, would be introduced in the next ...

In June, MPs in Bishkek – in a decision kept secret for two months – decriminalised the offence of marrying multiple wives.

While explaining the analogy, he added that women easily get jealous and claim there is preferential treatment when they all ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state government will bring forward bills on ‘love jihad’, ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government will introduce several bills on issues like ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government will introduce several bills on issues like ...

Any day, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will decide whether to sign or veto HB99, the bill which amends the definition of bigamy in Utah and increases the penalties for it some cases. Here are some questions ...