Polygamy in Egypt
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| Recognized under civil law |
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Recognized in some regions
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Eritrea2
Nigeria (BA, BO, GO, JI, KD, KA, KT, KE, NI, SO, YO, ZA)
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Foreign marriages recognized
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| Recognized under customary law |
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Nigeria (IM, KW, LA, NA, OY, PL)
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1Illegal in all forms; Muslims exempt
2Regions governed by Sharia
*In certain countries and regions, only Muslims may legally contract a polygamous marriage
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Polygamous marriages are currently lawful in Egypt for all Muslim men, though the practice itself has been reported to be quite infrequent. Debates of abolishing legal recognition of and outlawing the practice of polygamy have also been very apparent in the political field. If polygamy is outlawed, it would make Egypt the only other country in the Middle East to have legal codes against polygamy and civil polygamous marriages after Tunisia, Turkey, and Israel.
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