Wives who will obey, serve, entertain

Wives who will obey, serve, entertain

The Obedient Wives Club, to be launched Friday, will provide tips to Muslim wives on ways to keep their husbands contented.

Its spokesperson Siti Maznah Mohd Taufik said many social ills were caused by disobedient wives who did not bring joy to their husbands.

"Domestic abuse happens because wives didnt obey their husbands wants. He must be responsible for his wifes well-being but she must listen to her husband," she said.

Siti Maznah, a 48-year-old mother of five, stressed that husbands would not stray to prostitutes if wives gave them a satisfying sex life.

Members of the Ikhwan Polygamy Club launched two years agoShe said the Ikhwan Polygamy Club had over 1,000 members comprising husbands and wives. The average number of children per polygamous household ranged from four to 26.

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, in an immediate reaction, said she was saddened by the development, adding that it did not reflect the vast progress made by local Muslim womenfolk.

"Unfortunately even today, there are still many Muslim women who are ignorant of their rights or culturally inhibited to exercise their rights in full," she said when contacted.

Sisters in Islam (SIS) acting executive director Ratna Osman said Islam advocated marriages based on mutual cooperation and respect.

"Abusive men often use womens behaviour as a sick justification but in the end, their actions are their responsibility," she said.

Published June 3 2011