A former British Conservative minister and current MP renewed his push in Parliament last week for legislation that bans first-cousin marriage, prompting opposition from the ruling Labour party ...

Consanguinity, or cousin marriage, is just a tiny part of our research, but one that attracts almost obsessive interest. Around half of our cohort are from ethnic minority communities ...

A bill that proposes to ban first-cousin marriage in the UK will receive its second reading in the House of Commons on March 7. The bill, proposed by Conservative former minister Richard Holden, ...

In a busy, terraced house in Bradford, three sisters are animatedly chatting. The sisters are preparing for a family wedding at the weekend - where the bride and groom are first cousins. Many ...

Ayesha, who at 29 is the oldest of the three sisters, also married her first cousin in 2017. She has two children with her husband and their marriage is happy, she says. It felt perfectly normal ...

A Bolton-based Muslim community group has spoken out against a Bill outlawing first cousin marriage – calling it damaging and unnecessary. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has opposed the ...

The proposed bill, House Bill 8, instead seeks to recognize first-cousin marriages that occurred in states that allow such unions. Marriage between first cousins is legal without restrictions in ...

Speaking in December last year, the MP said: “First-cousin marriage raises serious concerns both in the UK and globally. “Studies show that it is associated with approximately double the rate ...

the cohesion of our society”. Speaking in December last year, the MP said: “First-cousin marriage raises serious concerns both in the UK and globally. “Studies show that it is associated with ...

According to the victim's father, Kanhaiyalal Chunara, Payal was unhappy with the marriage and maintained a relationship with her cousin, Kalpesh Chunara, from Kubadthal village. Kanhaiyalal ...

He cited research from the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, which states that cousin marriage is practiced by about 10% of the world and is most prevalent in the Middle East, West Asia ...