Haya does not have to justify her marriage to anyone.
She has married according to the law of her country, her husbands country & the laws of her religion. Her husband has the means to keep both Haya & Hind in the style to which they are accustomed. It is not the business of anyone but Mo, Haya & Hind.
It really annoys me that some people will judge the actions of one culture against their own Western morals.
I am not judging her marriage that's not my business.She seems very happy with sheikh mo.I am happy for them.I know arab culture,I have several arab friends from different arab countries.Polygamous marriage are may be normal in Gulf countries but not in the middle east and north african countries.Even in countries where polygamous marriages are legal this is not common specially in middle and upper social classes.
Believe me,in some arab middle and upper social classes such as Jordan,Lebanon,Syria,Algeria,Morroco very few if not no woman will accept a polygamous marriage.I even know arab women wearing scarves or living in rural areas or in poor milieu who will never accept such a marriage or accepting their husband to take a second wife.You should know that in Islam , a woman has the right to refuse polygamy.
Haya was brought up in an upper social class and before she met sheikh she certainly would have never believed of being the 4th wife of a man not even the 2nd.
Arab culture is not homogenous,it differs from one country to another.A good example of this is that wearing a scarf is not compulsory in all arab countries.Some arab are more westernized than others,I perfectly know of what I am speaking.
I have serious doubts, when she says that her father and princess Muna were not divorced when he married her mother.The divorce was may be not still pronounced but was on trial.Polygamy is not a tradition in jordan royal family.Divorce don't seem to be a taboo in this family.This is not a judgement of value either.
I never wanted to judge any culture.
Haya certainly wanted to justify herself toward her social milieu and the west where polygamy is not common.
I haven't any bad opinion against her marriage and against her.I was just very suprised when I heard about this marriage.This is her right to marry and be the 4th wife of a man.As for sheikha Hind,I respect her and I am conscious that if her husband married again,it was certainly because she accepted that and gave her permission.
Sorry to talk again of this subject in this thread,I just wanted to make it clear that my reaction wasn't a judgement of value
