A Muslim matchmaking site advertising virgin brides and polygamous marriages is operating in Britain, it has been revealed.
NikkahGram describes itself as a service for Muslims who want a ‘shy, untouched spouse’ and men that are looking for more than one wife.
The company, which has been registered in the UK, promotes virgin women under the age of 35 as ideal first wives, The Telegraph has reported.
Videos shared on NikkahGram’s social media profiles suggest that men should beat their wives as a ‘wake-up call’ for continued disobedience.
In a clip posted on the topic of divorce on Instagram last week, men are told: ‘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.’
NikkahGram’s website also lists Dr Asif Munaf, who was suspended from the medical register after making anti-Semitic remarks, among its staff.
The former Apprentice star faced a furious backlash after he called Zionism a ‘satanic cult’ and Zionists ‘odiously ogre-like’ in the aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 attacks.
Mr Munaf is now described as NikkahGram’s associate coach who clients can book a call with for advice on Muslim marriages.
He also features in several of the company’s social media videos, alongside other Islamic influencers.
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick told The Telegraph: ‘This vile site promotes domestic abuse. It shouldn’t exist.
‘The fact it does shows yet again how our immigration and integration policies have failed. Mr Munaf’s views are abhorrent and should have no place in public life.’
Chief executive of the Muslim Women’s Network UK Baroness Gohir also described the ‘extreme ideology’ promoted on the site as ‘deeply troubling’.
She said it was targeting vulnerable women and insecure Muslim men who are struggling with their identity.
NikkahGram was first founded in 2023 ‘to facilitate marriage for Muslims who stick to core Islamic values of modesty and submission to Allah without modern excuses’.
It operates on a subscription basis but virgin women are able to access its services for free.
Once signed up, users can browse other people’s profiles but all contact with the women must be channelled through their legal guardian.
According to an explainer on NikkahGram’s website, a ‘complete virgin’ means ‘you never been intimately/sexually touched by anyone else’.
Its definition adds: ‘This includes any form of sexual intercourse.
‘If you decide to register as a Virgin, you must swear by Allah that you are telling the truth about being a complete virgin as described above.
‘Lying in this oath is a severe sin with serious consequences in this life and the hereafter.’
NikkahGram also promotes polygamous marriages, where men can opt for a second, third or even fourth wife.
It advises men not to register Islamic marriages in the West, where polygamy is a crime.
NikkahGram’s Instagram page has more than 7,000 followers and it has posted more than 520 times.
In one post, that features Hocine Based, a Muslim fitness influencer, it is claimed that non-virgin women can cause cancer.
He says in the video, despite there being no medical evidence to support the claims: ‘Even the exchange of saliva, even exchange of looks, and eyes, and even pheromones, a woman will be adaptive, because she’s a host, so she prepares her body which adapts to the man’s DNA… because a baby is an external organism that’s actually growing within her.
‘And if it doesn’t align with her DNA, guess what? We get cancer!’
The company also wrote in another post from last September: ‘We encourage brothers to get married from overseas, second wife especially but first wives too.
‘Less prone to feminism, more traditional, and many virgins! If you’re tired of Western sisters and want a wife (or second/third/fourth wife) who respects your role as a man and a provider, and hers as a homemaker, you should consider this.’
NikkahGram has defended its position, saying it operates fully within UK law.
A spokesperson for the company said: ‘NikkahGram operates strictly within UK law and Islamic principles. We provide a religious matrimonial service that reflects the values and preferences of many practicing Muslims.
‘All participation is voluntary, and our platform facilitates lawful introductions between consenting adults who seek to marry in accordance with their faith.’
‘We do not promote abuse, coercion, or illegality. We only discuss and endorse faith-based preferences that are protected under religious freedom laws,’ they added.
has contacted NikkahGram and the Government for further comment.