A Family Problem
(N.Z. Press Assn. —Copyright) TEHERAN, Nov. 3 A 75-year-old Iranian farmer had trouble explaining to national census officials which of his 64 children belong to which of his 36 wives, the newspaper “Ettelaat” reports. He told them he hoped to bring his total of wives up to 50 so that he could remember the total offhand.
According to Moslem law a man can have as many “contract wives” as he wishes, in addition to four official ones.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31208, 4 November 1966, Page 13
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80A Family Problem Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31208, 4 November 1966, Page 13
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