International Conference 27-28 January 2011 Facoltà di Scienze Politiche Sala Poeti, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna Gender, Migration and Intercultural Interactions in the Mediterranean and South East Europe (European Commission FP7 project) Dipartimento di Politica, Istituzioni, Storia Swedish Research Council Stefano Allievi, Schirin Amir-Moazami, Raffaella Baritono, … [Read more...] about Muslims of Europe: Perspectives on Gender and Relgion 27-28 January 2011
Stefano Allievi
Polygamous Muslim marriages ‘on the rise’
Though polygamous marriages are illegal in Italy, they are reportedly on the rise. While few Italian Muslims admit such unions, Muslim scholars put the number between 15,000-20,000 nationwide. Opinions in Italy are divided over the practice - "It's a statistically irrelevant phenomenon that affects very few families, within which the presence of more than one wife doesn't … [Read more...] about Polygamous Muslim marriages ‘on the rise’