More Indonesians divorcing polygamous husbands

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Updated February 12, 2009 17:47:12

Indonesia's Islamic courts show that Muslim women are increasingly opting for divorce rather than continuing in polygamous marriages.

Presenter: Kanaha Sabapathy
Speaker: Professor Nassaruddin Umar, director general, Islamic guidance, Religious Affairs Ministry; Sofie Mai, Rifka Anissa, Women's Crisis Centre, Jogjakarta; Nadirsyah Hosen, Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong

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