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Girls Just Want to Have Fun: Polyandry in Malaysia

Girls Just Want to Have Fun: Polyandry in Malaysia

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Feb 01, 2010
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun: Polyandry in Malaysia
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If it hadn't been for my research into polygamy for Asia Sentinel recently, (see: Polygamy in Malaysia), I would never have stumbled across one of Kuala Lumpur's best kept secrets -- polyandry, one woman married to several men.

While conducting interviews, I met 27-year-old Sakina (not her real name). We discussed her previous polygamous marriage to a da…

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