polygamy
We Spoke to Men Who Escaped a Cult That Forced Them to Have Multiple Wives
“Here, men are often discouraged from consummating their first marriage, and shamed if they fail to conceive a child in their second.”
‘He Might Be Resurrected’: A Man Died and His 39 Wives Refused to Bury Him
Ziona, the late leader of a polygamous Christian sect in India, is survived by 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren.
Indonesian Man Marries Two Women At Once ‘So Nobody Gets Hurt’
The ceremony was unconventional and the dowry was negligible.
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Second Wife
"I don't think much about his first wife or her feelings. All I care about is being a good wife to my husband."
The Truth Behind the Rise of Polygamist and Virgin Auction Sites in Indonesia
The rise of sites offering men "halal" loopholes to premarital sex are eroding women's rights in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
Fundamentalist Mormon with 24 wives guilty of polygamy
Winston Blackmore has supposedly fathered 148 children. He wants to launch a constitutional challenge to Canada’s polygamy laws
Canada’s Polygamy Law to Be Tested for First Time in a Century
The BC Supreme Court has ruled that Canada’s polygamy law, even though it does violate the constitutional freedom of religion, is justified because the practice harms children and society.
Polygamist Parents Have Been Convicted of Child Trafficking in BC
For the first time, members of the country's most notorious polygamist colony were found guilty of taking their 13-year-old daughter to the US for sexual purposes.
Why I Left a Polygamist Colony but Stayed in My Plural Marriage
With British Columbia polygamists on trial, we spoke to a woman who left the church but fought to keep her family together.
The Women Changing Canada's Most Infamous Polygamist Colony from the Inside
Bountiful, British Columbia, has been in the news for an ongoing child trafficking trial, but the fundamentalist Mormon settlement is also home to a small group of women leaders who defy stereotypes.
Man and Wife and Wife: The Dark World of Polygamous Wedding Ceremonies
In the Order, a fundamentalist polygamous Mormon sect, brides wear white, recite vows, and join hands with their groom's previous wives.