Anger over dating website set up by Muslim entrepreneur to help men find SECOND WIVES
Boss claims the service promotes old fashioned values
A DATING website has been set up to help men find SECOND WIVES, and already has 35,000 members.
The man behind SecondWife.com, web boss Azad Chaiwala, insists that the service promotes fidelity, morality and old-fashioned family values.
The 33-year-old entrepreneur believes in his product so much that he plans to select his next two wives from the company.
The site has proved so successful among Muslim men that another site, this time for Westerners, has opened for business – and is especially popular with women.
Bolstered by the site’s success, Chaiwala has also launched a dating service for all faiths, Polygamy.com, a website which carries the banner "Welcome to the world of polygamy" - which has attracted more than 7,000 members since it launched earlier this year.
Users are greeted by a picture of a beaming, multi-cultural family and the proclamation: "We want bigger, stronger families."
Speaking to the Chaiwala claimed polygamy across all religions is more popular than it has ever been.
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The East Midlands businessman intends to use SecondWife.com to find two more partners – but admits his Leicester wife has concerns.
"There is not a woman on earth who would be totally comfortable with it," he said.
The site hasn't impressed everyone however.
Khalid Mahmood, the MP for Perry Barr who is Muslim himself, branded the venture "stupid"and warned that women entering a polygamous relationship are waving away financial rights usually attached to a marriage.
He told the newspaper: "It puts a person in huge peril because they are not allowed to claim, as a partner, on his estate.
"It is not acceptable and puts individuals very much at risk, it puts them at a huge disadvantage.
"They think they are doing the right thing, but it does put them at risk in terms of the financial situation."
The MP said it was a concern that they have emerged at a time when an increasing number of Muslim relationships are breaking down.
Mariam Khan, councillor for Washwood Heat in Birmingham, said polygamy was originally allowed to provide help, shelter and support for women who had lost their husbands, perhaps through war. She said in the current climate it has been abused and has become disrespectful to women.
She told the Sunday Mercury: "It is the women who suffer. The modern-day version of looking for a second wife is disrespectful to women, and it is not using the Islamic teaching in a fair way. It ends up in a deteriorating relationship between the husband and first wife."
In the UK it is illegal to have multiple wives - with bigamy carrying a maximum prison sentence of seven years.
Chaiwala claims that he is not promoting a criminal act and says his religion allows a man to have up to four wives, as long as they are in agreement with the arrangement.
Such relationships can be celebrated through a civil-style ceremony in mosques but cannot be cemented through a legal, western service.
He added: "This is my wedding, I do not need to have a piece of paper. Is it illegal to have a mistress?"
The website boss says he is providing a service which prevents loneliness among married women, reduces infidelity and stops the spread of sexually transmitted disease.
And he is certain that polygamy will eventually be made legal in Britain.
Chaiwala added: "People go to a nightclub and have a one-night stand and that’s the end of it. Men go with prostitutes; people look for swingers’ clubs.
"A man wants to get married to multiple partners in an honourable manner, he wants to share his love and resources – why do you have an issue with that?
"It is not for everyone – some men are not physically, or financially, capable of taking care of other women."
Speaking to the newspaper he stressed that polygamy is not just confined to the Muslim faith.
"Two hundred years ago, there were British viceroys who had seven or eight wives.
"Islam puts a limit on the number of wives, while with other religions there is no limit. If it is good for me and acceptable in the eyes of God, it must be fine."
Visitors to SecondWife.com first click on a verse from the Quran: "Then marry women of your choice, two or three, or four, but if you fear that you will not be able to deal justly, then only one."
Polygamy.com is more tailored to a Western audience, proclaiming: "We specifically cater to individuals who are seeking a polygamous relationship. Browse hundreds of articles related to polygamy."
Chaiwala says he has asked a number of celebrities to promote his business, but they have declined.
He admits there is a danger that those looking simply for no-strings sex may infiltrate the sites, particularly Polygamy.com, but everything is done to ensure users are genuine.
"Everything has a purpose. I can go in the kitchen and get a knife, something used to cut vegetables, and hurt someone.
"There are always people who will abuse things. Users police each other and every picture is vetted for decency.
"We do not allow cleavage."
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