Following the marriage of President Jacob Zuma to his fifth wife, the Independent looks at the arguments for and against polygamy.

The funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the eminent cleric and champion of reform, turned into a mass protest in Iran yesterday as the vast crowd chanted slogans against the government and clashed on the streets with security.

The King of Jordan's sister has appealed to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to stop the slaughter of conscious animals for halal meat in Australia.

A NZ citizen of Middle Eastern origin says he is discriminated against by Customs officials who interrogate every time he returns home.

A Hawkes Bay judge has been criticised for telling a woman wearing a headscarf to leave his courtroom.