Asking this as a Qatari with a polygamous father. My father’s second wife is Swedish and I know it was a tough pill to swallow for her family and friends back home.

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    Because polygamy has historically been heavily associated with oppression and subjugation of women. Can it be done ethically and responsibly? Maybe in theory, but, on a broad scale, as an institution, that’s never really happened.