SCOOPEMPIRE – Apr 25 – British Muslim entrepreneur Azad Chaiwala came under fire after his website 'Secondwife.com' made it in the country's headlines. The online service, first launched in 2014, facilitates Muslim polygamous marriages. So far, membership in 'Secondwife.com' is nearing 70K subscribers, and is responsible for ~100 happy marriages.
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New Site GoMarry.com Cuts To The Chase
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – Nov 7 – Azad Chaiwala set up GoMarry.com, a marriage site exclusively for people looking to wed. The site already has 5K members filling out lengthy questionnaires. Once matched with a potential spouse they attend a 'marriage meeting' where they answer 101 questions before agreeing whether or not to marry. Azad Chaiwala has already caused controversy by setting up a website to help Muslim men find 'second wives'.
Website That Helps Muslim Men Find Second Wife Has 100k Users In UK
DECCAN CHRONICLE – Oct 24 – Polygamy is illegal in the UK, carrying up to seven years of prison time, if a person is nabbed. Yet, a website dedicated to help Muslim men find a 'second wife' has ~100K users in UK. Azad Chaiwala, from Sunderland, who established the website SecondWife.com, said he was responding to a need. While there are no official figures, it is estimated that there may be as many as 20K polygamous marriages in the British Muslim community.
‘It’s in Man’s Nature’, Says Muslim Who Founded Polygamy Site
BREITBART – Dec 10 - Azad Chaiwala who launched SecondWife.com in 2014 followed by Polygamy.com this year, claims that both sites have 70k members looking for polygamous marriages. Unapologetic about his own desire for multiple wives, he told his own wife early on in their marriage, which was arranged by his family, that she would not be the only one.
by Victoria Friedman
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British Muslim Makes A Fortune From A “Second Wife” Matchmaking Site
NEW EUROPE – Sep 7 - Azad Chaiwala has set up SecondWife.com, a site that promises to find Muslim men a second wife. He said he is making tons of money and has ~100k users of whom ~2% pay for a premium membership. Bigamy is illegal in the UK and punishable by seven years imprisonment. Chaiwala says that there is no legal signing of a marriage certificate or registration of the relationship as a marriage. "Legally this would then be seen as no different to one man having multiple female companions," the site specifies.
SecondWife.com: New Matchmaking Site For Muslim Polygamists
OBSERVER – Dec 11 – SecondWife.com is a matchmaking site that enables Muslim men to search for second, third, or fourth wives. On the flip side, women can search SecondWife.com profiles if they hope to become an extra wife. Yusuf Khan launched the UK-based polygamy site three months ago. The site already has ~3K users. The Koran permits men to marry up to four wives, as long as they can support them financially and treat them all equally. A 2008 report by NPR estimated that 50K to 100K American Muslims engage in the practice.
