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E-mailMuslim man demands right to bring second wife to Ireland
Published Sunday, February 7, 2010, 7:29 AM
Updated Sunday, February 7, 2010, 8:01 AM
A Muslim man has gone to the High Court in Ireland demanding that he be allowed bring in his second wife to Ireland.
The native of Lebanon, where polygamy is allowed, says his polygamous marriage must be recognized.
Liam Egan, a member of the Muslim Public Affairs Congress, told the Irish Sunday Times the man was being discriminated against unfairly. “It is draconian to treat this family differently,” said Egan.
“Ireland discriminates against Muslims seeking citizenship by asking them to sign an affidavit. The state should not be interfering in families like this. It is silent on adulterous affairs but the moment you try and do something honourable by bringing a woman into a marriage, even a polygamous marriage, there is an issue.”
The man first entered Ireland some years ago and claimed political asylum which was granted. It is believed there are numerous other cases involving second or even more wives awaiting the court's verdict. British law allows only one wife to legally emigrate.
Liam Egan says the Koran allows Muslims to marry and “love each of them equally.” The Immigrant Council of Ireland says the case highlights the need for the government to deal fairly with the issue.
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Posted by jacersisityourself on Feb 20, 2010, 02:57 PM ESTThe subtle invasiveness of Islam into Irish society is demonstrated by the website dedicated to Islam in Ireland. Go see and explore it for yourselves >>> http://mpac.ie/about/ <<< Note it claims to be an Empowerment System for Muslims in Ireland. Maybe those of us who are awake to the threat of Islam in Irish society might join the site and contribute our opinions. I've yet to explore it more before I do.
Posted by domuscanus on Feb 14, 2010, 05:12 AM EST
Outright refusal to this git. The country is financially on its knees, yet the courts can afford to spend time and resources on this tripe? Who is supporting him and why is he in my country making demands from a society that owes him less than nothing? The arrogance of these people is breathtaking, but as usual, they forever confuse the generosity of the Irish with stupidity, then plead ignorance when people eventually turn on them. It would appear that every one of these immigrants who are refused anything, from the illegals who infest the island to those with a lust for more than one wife, now drag their case right to the front door of the Supreme Court. Would they consider doing that were they obliged to pay their own legal costs? The time is long gone when Ireland will continue to open the borders to these third worlders as they bring little but trouble and misery from their broken and failed countries to my homeland. Why do they come to a country that is socially, politically and culturally so vastly different from their own, and once in the door the chronic whinging and whining begins? These muslim types are nothing more than organized beggars, forever with the hand out demanding, yes, demanding that they be given special status in a country where they are lucky to have been allowed to reside in. Time to toss the lot of them out on their well padded bums, Ireland has no use for such parasitic chancers. As for Liam Egan, what can you expect from a pig but a grunt.
Posted by borefield on Feb 13, 2010, 01:23 PM EST
Liam Egan should be deported to Lebanon. What utter nonsense. I was always under the impression that when one entered a country and then decided to stay there you lived by the rules of that country, not demand the country you entered to conform to your ways. Am I missing something here?
Posted by IrishAndProud on Feb 09, 2010, 05:08 PM EST
Have they evicted this Muslim foreigner (pardon the redundancy) yet? Or are they still guffawing around, figuring out how to diffuse this whole stupid non-issue without offfeeeeeending him? Toss this guy out on his can...and while you're at it, expel ALL other Muslims from Eire, too.
Posted by jacersisityourself on Feb 09, 2010, 02:42 PM EST
Did anyone in Ireland or UK see the BBC2 TV programme last night called ‘Generation Jihad’ (Part One)? It highlighted the beliefs of present-day young British Muslims following schooling and how some of them took part in tragic bombings in the UK in recent years. One of them said “We were taught to help create a new Islamic caliphate. What is that? I asked”, said he. “Isn’t a caliphate like some part of another country, say Saudi Arabia or Turkey? It took me a while to realise it is the dream to create a new Islamic caliphate comprising the whole world” said he. So now you know – world domination is the ultimate reason for Muslims looking for residency in western countries. Parts Two and Three of the programme will be shown over the next two Mondays, 9pm. Judge for yourselves. One hopes the European Commission on Human Rights will be aware of this drive. What about Westerners’ human rights to maintain our (mainly) Christian way of life?
Posted by RthrBHistCorr on Feb 09, 2010, 12:48 PM EST
"The man first entered Ireland some years ago and claimed political asylum which was granted. It is believed there are numerous other cases involving second or even more wives awaiting the court's verdict. British law allows only one wife to legally emigrate."
BTW Reporter Patrick Cooper, what does British law have to do with this story? Last I checked Ireland was independent (though it looks as if it is on it's way to becoming a Muslim vassal state)
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