by L'Ancien | Jul 1, 2021 | Diary of a Polygamist, Premium Archives
Siblings and Clans in Polygamy Arise from a Lack of Sound Education Life in polygamy is often summarized in terms of maternal siblings and clans, but it can only be understood by living it, by knowing the threads of education within its specific context. In the French...
by L'Ancien | May 15, 2021 | Diary of a Polygamist, Premium Archives
The festival of Eid al-Fitr, which concludes the month of Ramadan, is a very important moment for Muslims worldwide. It brings a close to a month of fasting, the last ten days of which are often very grueling due to intensified nightly prayers. Eid, known as Seli...
by L'Ancien | Apr 29, 2021 | Diary of a Polygamist, Premium Archives
The most beautiful announcement one can receive in this existence is, of course, that of a pregnancy. The mere thought of a child’s arrival is a ray of sunshine in the life of a woman, a man, and a family. What, then, can be said about the announcement of three...
by L'Ancien | Apr 27, 2021 | Diary of a Polygamist, Premium Archives
Clichés and Daydreams: The True Daily Life of a Polygamist The polygamist leaves no one indifferent. He is either hated or he inspires dreams, often depending on the person’s gender but especially on their culture. One can well imagine that right now in France,...
by L'Ancien | Mar 15, 2021 | Diary of a Polygamist, Premium Archives
The Collective Psyche In the collective Western imagination, the polygamist is a womanizer who cannot remain faithful, practicing a form of polygamy centered solely on sexuality. As explained in Le Socle des Mondes, man has been polygamous since the dawn of time,...
by L'Ancien | Mar 3, 2021 | Diary of a Polygamist, Premium Archives
Novice Mistakes When a man seeks a second wife, he is looking for complementarity between the second and the first—the right equation between co-wives. The trap in this logical approach lies in the attributes sought for this purpose. A novice man will try to find a...
by L'Ancien | Mar 1, 2021 | In the Raw
As always in Gaul, they love to disguise sharp Islamophobia by calling it the “Separatism Law” instead of the “Islam Law.” So be it; it fools no one anyway, neither in France nor in the rest of the world. French Politics Unlike my father, I...
by L'Ancien | Feb 27, 2021 | Deciphering
The Western Monogamous Norm The Western lifestyle—a norm propelled across the globe first by colonization and later by media such as the internet—has normalized monogamy in the eyes of the public. Tales of “Prince Charming” and the love stories depicted in...
