Over two years ago, Jihad Watch covered the story of the Muslim cleric in Germany who declared that Muslims in the West should “demand their rights” to practice polygamy.
Now Westerners are again faced with the same demand, only made more strongly, and this time in Italy. It comes from the Union of Islamic Communities and Organizations, Italy’s largest Muslim umbrella group. The argument: if gay marriage, which Muslims disagree with, is a civil right, then Italians must accept polygamy as a civil right, too.
This so-called civil rights call for the institution of polygamy represents far more than some pursuit of a status equal to that of gays. Polygamy is a degradation of women’s rights, and represents a rejection of democratic constitutions that uphold the principle of equality for women. This case for polygamy is an example of how Islamic supremacists use our democracies against us and encroach upon our freedoms in their pursuit of Sharia. Note also that Hamza Piccardo, the founder of the Union of Islamic Communities and Organizations, stated:
“Do not underestimate the demographic action of polygamy. It would rebalance population decline and the consequent need for foreign labour.”
Piccardo presents polygamy as a solution to labour shortfalls, when his real agenda of colonizing the West through the Islamic practice of hijrah has been glaringly revealed in his call for polygamy.
“Muslims demand Polygamy In Response To Same Sex Unions”, by Virginia Hale, Breitbart, August 9, 2016:
Following the introduction of civil partnerships, Muslim representatives in Italy are now demanding the legalisation of polygamy.
Responding to a new law allowing same sex couples to enter civil unions, Hamza Piccardo argued that if gay relationships, which Muslims disagree with, are a civil right then Italians must accept polygamy as a civil right too.
The founder of the Union of Islamic Communities and Organisations (UCOII) in Italy took to Facebook to claim polygamy is a “civil right” and that Italy would benefit from the large number of Muslim births it would promote.
The UCOII president wrote: “When it comes to civil rights here, then polygamy is a civil right. Muslims do not agree with homosexual partnerships, and yet they have to accept a system that allows it. There is no reason why Italy should not accept polygamous marriages of consenting persons.”
The call for polygamy, from Italy’s largest Muslim umbrella group, was met with outrage by a number of politicians.
Debora Serracchiani, deputy chairman of the ruling Democratic Party (PD) said: “Centuries of fighting for women’s rights can not simply be brushed aside.”
“Polygamy has nothing to do with civil rights,” she added.
Paolo Grimoldi, an MEP for the anti mass migration Northern League, declared: “This is the moderate Islam, with which the Italian government intends to keep the dialogue open.”
Reflecting on the debate his Facebook post unleashed, Mr. Piccardo said: “A simple consideration of legal philosophy has sparked an uproar so grotesque as to be even funny.”
Doubling down on his earlier plea, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood-linked bodyinsisted polygamy is a civil right and a matter of “equality of citizens before the law”.
The former European Muslim Network spokesman also suggested Italy needs foreign labour and that polygamy would boost the nation’s economy.
Mr. Piccardo commented: “Do not underestimate the demographic action of polygamy. It would rebalance population decline and the consequent need for foreign labour”….