A Malaysian women’s group has come under criticism for urging its members to be ‘whores in bed’ and obey their husbands to curb social ills like divorce and domestic violence, reports said.
The Islamic group Global Ikhwan held the club’s inaugural meeting in Kuala Lumpur on June 4 giving women tips on how to keep their men satisfied and prevent them straying.
The club has reasoned its advice to women in an interaction with mediapersons.
“A good wife is perceived to be prim and proper – you just take care of the children – but not much is emphasized on fulfilling sexual needs of the husband. If he needs sex, obey him,” the club’s vice president Rohaya Mohamad was quoted as saying by a news agency.
According to her, 30 percent of the club members were in polygamous marriages while the rest were in monogamous relationships and that the club was open to non-Muslims.
“You must satisfy your husband. A good wife should be a whore in bed,” said 46-year-old doctor, whose husband has three other wives.
She said the club boasted 800 Malaysian members so far with another 200 from across the Middle East.
According to Mohamad Shurabil Amran, 23, one of the grooms married during the club’s meeting: “If the wife is obedient, then the husband feels good and is entertained and this builds a closer relationship and greater love and no one strays.”
However, other women’s groups in that country has expressed concern over Global Ikhwan’s policies.
Women’s Aid Organization leader Ivy Josiah said with obedience came submission, which may lead to domestic violence and marital rape. Rather, “we should really be forming equality in marriage clubs,” she added.
Another women’s rights group Empower, said the club was a step back for the progress of the equality movement.
Polygamy is legal for Muslims, who make up more than 60 percent of Malaysia’s population, allowing Muslim men to take up to four wives.
In 2010, a study by a Muslim activist group found men in polygamous relationships find it difficult to meet the needs of all their wives and children, and that the result is often unhappy and cash-strapped families.
