Khadija Khan has launched a scathing attack on a Muslim dating website, condemning it as "wild, humiliating, disgraceful" and "an affront to women's dignity."
The Culture Editor at A Further Inquiry told GB News that the site represents "religious misogyny in its most blatant form".
The controversy centres on NikkahGram, a UK-registered Muslim matchmaking service that advertises virgin brides and polygamous marriages.
The site, which has been operating since 2023, describes itself as a service for Muslim men seeking a "shy, untouched spouse" and those wanting multiple wives.
It specifically promotes virgin women under 35 as ideal first wives, according to The Telegraph.
NikkahGram was founded "to facilitate marriage for Muslims who stick to core Islamic values of modesty and submission to Allah without modern excuses."
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The platform operates on a subscription model, though virgin women can access its services free of charge.
Khan told GB News: "It’s wild, humiliating, disgraceful. It’s an affront to women’s dignity.
"Whatever this site is promoting, it’s not just misogynyit’s religious misogyny in its most blatant form. We are condemning these things because we find them abhorrent, appalling, and fundamentally opposed to gender equality.
"However, we need to understand that this website claims it is promoting religious values, and that what they are doing is in line with their religious beliefs. We need to look deeper into this issue.
"Under the pretext of religious freedom, certain sections of society have been given far too much leeway to live according to their cultural and religious belief soften in direct disregard of the law of the land, British values, and fundamental human rights principles.
"This isn't a wake-up call. I think, frankly, it’s too little, too late."
NikkahGram actively promotes polygamous marriages, allowing men to seek a second, third or fourth wife. The platform advises men against registering Islamic marriages in Western countries, where polygamy constitutes a criminal offence.
The service specifically markets virgin women under the age of 35 as ideal candidates for first wives.
The platform has shared videos suggesting men should beat their wives as a "wake-up call" for continued disobedience.
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The platform has shared videos suggesting men should beat their wives as a "wake-up call" for continued disobedience.
In a clip about divorce posted on Instagram last week, men are advised: "From those wives whom you fear arrogance, first advise them. [After] one month of advising, then if they persist, forsake them in bed - don't have any intimacy.
"Show them that you don't desire them. And if they persist, finally strike them lightly, not with a baseball bat, not from the very beginning boom, no. This is gradual."
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