In most Arab countries the ratio of women is twice that of men hence the huge number of single women around and hence the tradition of marrying more than one wife at a time.. More to create a balance in the society. In fact, India is the only country in the world where the ratio of men is more than that of women because of widely practiced female infanticide... That is aborting the female foetus in the womb.. Girls are generally considered a burden in India as they have to pay heavy dowries at the time of their marriage and boys are considered as the bread winners of the family and old age support for parents, hence the preference to have male than female..
In most Arab countries the ratio of women is twice that of men hence the huge number of single women around and hence the tradition of marrying more than one wife at a time.. More to create a balance in the society. In fact, India is the only country in the world where the ratio of men is more than that of women because of widely practiced female infanticide... That is aborting the female foetus in the womb.. Girls are generally considered a burden in India as they have to pay heavy dowries at the time of their marriage and boys are considered as the bread winners of the family and old age support for parents, hence the preference to have male than female..