Well, in our case the constitution is explicitly based on the Quran - more specifically Islamic scriptures: Quran + hadith (Part 1, Article 1: Islam is official religion of the state, and sharia a principal source of legislation.) The 2 are intertwined.

Well, household staff in Qatar are almost exclusively from South / Southeast Asia. They’re not in this sociocultural-religious equation as they’re not locals. They’re just here working as chefs, maids, nannies, drivers, etc. Migrant workers. My family has always treated our staff well and never saw them as beneath us, but I’d be lying if I said there are no families which mistreat their staff.

Work force participation for women in Qatar is 63.3% (https://genderdata.worldbank.org/en/economies/qatar#%3A~%3Atext=In+Qatar%2C+the+labor+force%2Clabor+force+participation+has+increased.) and women outnumber men in universities (https://dohanews.co/qatari-women-outnumber-men-at-local-universities/)

In the way that they don’t get to choose if they want to stay at home and live a relatively leisurely lifestyle or work. That depends on the household.

But why exactly? The women only sleep with you, you only sleep with them. The only way I can see the risk increasing is if either you or them cheat, which at that point the cheating is the issue not the polygamy. It… quite literally does. Isn’t the whole of intimacy for all parties involved to feel satisfied and not neglected? Not all people have the same needs, or require the same amount of time be spent with them to feel satisfied and happy. Make sure everybody feels satisfied by openly talking about it.

How does the risk of STIs increases when these are exclusive partners to you, not casual hookups? And the second part is solved by just having good time management and open, efficient communication.

Because men and women have different roles as described in the Quran: “Men are the caretakers of women, as men have been provisioned by Allah over women and tasked with supporting them financially. And righteous women are devoutly obedient and, when alone, protective of what Allah has entrusted them with.” - Surah An-Nisa (4:34). I don’t believe this makes men and women any less equal, just different. For example men don’t have the luxury of being provided for that women have. Qatari women only work if they want to and most of the time recreationally/ out of passion, not out of need. Qatari women are provided with household staff by their husbands to make their lives easier. If we’re going to go down the route of “equal = same” then I guess this is discriminatory towards men.

True, Qatar’s legal system is based on Islam and Islam entitles a man to max 4 wives concurrently. It’s why you can’t explicitly write in your marriage contract that the husband is not allowed any more wives - that’s his right. You can circumvent this by stating he needs your consent instead. In Islam silence implies consent, so if you don’t specify anything about this it’s taken as “my husband is free to take more wives without consulting me”.

My mom had it written in her marriage contract that her consent is required for father to take more wives. She had a decisive say in it.

This is true. Each wife is entitled to her own house, car, allowance, etc. They have to be treated equally; at least that’s how it is in Islam. For example, my mom and father’s other wife don’t even interact that much except for communal family events and holidays for example.

No.