The Muslim Family Act 1984 has loopholes that needed to be plugged, adds Sarinah Salleh.
Sisters in Islam is hoping to use part of its RM20,000 grant from the government to help formulate better Muslim family policies.
The law has been amended since 1994 to allow Muslim men to take a second wife without the approval and knowledge of the first wife. "Most other Muslim countries, from Morocco to Tunisia to Indonesia to Pakistan, require formal court approval for a man to practice polygamy. In some places you can only marry in court, otherwise the marriage is not recognised," Sarinah said.
"There are two aspects. We want the government to be involved so they know how each sen is spent and we want the government to see how Telenisa works, the types of women who approach us and the stories they tell," Majidah said.
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