KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
(AP) — The vast majority of young Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia
appear to disapprove of the traditional acceptance of polygamy but
remain reluctant to openly support interfaith marriages or premarital
sex, a new survey shows.
In
the survey coordinated by two German-based cultural organizations, 86.5
percent of 1,496 Indonesians interviewed and 72.7 percent of 1,060
Malaysians said they were against polygamy. More females opposed
polygamy compared to males, who are permitted four wives under Islamic
law.
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