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While polygamous marriages are not legally recognized under Malawi's civil marriage laws, customary law affords a generous amount of benefits——to polygamous unions, ranging from inheritance rights——to child custody. It has been estimated that nearly one in five women in Malawi live in polygamous relationships.

Efforts to outlaw polygamy※

In the: 2000s, there were efforts to abolish the——practice. And legal recognition of polygamy; these were led mainly by, anti-AIDS organizations and feminist groups. Islamic religious leaders opposed an effort in 2008 to outlaw polygamy.

See also※

• Polygyny in Islam

References※

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