Posted on 04/10/2006 3:30:56 AM PDT by LibWhacker
MUSLIM men in Australia are trawling "marriage websites" looking for second wives in what Immigration officials say is a growing illegal trade.
And Muslim leaders have warned that men who take second wives from overseas face jail or deportation.
A Sunday Herald Sun investigation has found Muslim men are using the internet to attract second wives with promises of financial security.
Immigration officials are investigating a growing number of second marriages and say anyone found to have committed bigamy will be prosecuted.
"Muslims are required to follow the law of the land and since the law of Australia prohibits a second marriage, Islamic law will also prohibit it," Islamic Council of Australia spokesman Mohamad Abdalla said.
Victorian Women's Affairs Minister Mary Delahunty said websites that depicted women as chattels were a disgrace.
"Muslim women must be protected by Australian laws," Ms Delahunty said.
Australian men are among thousands who log on to matrimonial sites such as muslimunions.com and qiran.com to find a spouse.
The Sunday Herald Sun investigation identified 77 married men in Australia who were looking for a second wife.
A reporter registered on the sites, posing as a young Muslim woman from Pakistan, and was able to search through the profiles of potential husbands.
The men, aged between 18 and 60, promised their brides houses and financial security provided they accept male leadership and wear a hijab after the wedding.
One man, a 30-year-old officer worker from Preston who is married with three children, suggested it was possible to bring a woman into the country on a visitor's visa and marry her when she arrived.
He revealed he had been forced into an arranged marriage and was keen to find "true love".
Another man admitted he was already married, "but could afford to take on a second wife".
He said: "I have basically registered on to this website in prospects of finding a good obedient, loving housewife.
"I want my wife to cover her whole body, read Holy Koran and offer the prayers everyday. Be at home."
Another Muslim, who is "happily married, seeking a co-wife, with his wife's consent" said: "We seek a genuine, practising sister accepting polygamy in its proper context, who is willing to obey the husband . . . I promise to treat my wives fairly."
Last year, the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs had 1909 allegations of contrived marriages, including second wives, a 22 per cent increase on 2003-04.
"People should be aware that we cancel visas and in some cases take legal action which can result in imprisonment," a spokesman said.
Ah yes, more parasites for the host.
Sadly, there will be plenty of volunteers. At first attracted by the cult-ure, to then only wake up and realise they are trapped in it.
Civil rights and the lights were low
Downtown Kabul they stood in row
Beating up on some heathens
Getting in a craze
This was a Taliban place
Now, anybody could be Omar
Night is young and Osama's far
With his knifes and his AK:s
Everything is fine
Guys are in mood for a goat
Their libidos gets afloat...
She is the Burqua Queen, just a teen, mother of seventeen
Burqua Queen, once she have, married to Laden been
She can hide, she can strive, having a bore of a life
See that girl, watch her clean, she is the Burqua Queen
Guys been teased and she turns them on
But she's covered and soon she's gone
Looking out for a warlord
Anyone will do
She?s in no mood for romance
But if they pay for a chance...
She is the Burqua Queen, ain?t so keen, hidden and not obscene
Burqua Queen, could have been, her country's Norma Jean
She can hide, she can strive, having a bore of a life
See that girl, watch her wean, she's still the Burqua Queen
How about those laws against committing mass murder.
There's no shortage of camels in the Middle East, and plenty of sheep and goats in Australia.
Any woman who would willingly become a Muslim, let alone marry one deserves anything that happens to her.
He shouldn't be allowed a dog.
>>He shouldn't be allowed a dog.
That's one of the top things 4-5 things that proves to me that Islam is just a really nasty cult. Any belief system that labels Man's Best Friend as "unclean" and to be shunned, is seriously screwed up beyond all redemption, in my book.
really creative
I like that one in the purple...She's kinda cute...
The company I work at hired a bunch of Indian developers this past year. These guys troll the Indian marriage broker websites--I know because I find print-outs of prospective wives on the printer all the time. Evidently horoscope compatibility s very important to them ("What's your sign, baby?").
I wonder if this was a prank. It sounds too, pat.
This is the tactic prescribed in the Koran ... pretend to assimilate until you have sufficient numbers to dominate.
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