Latest items for MARR-PRACTICE-8
March 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Other data sets used by genetic experts studying consanguineous marriage have put the UK as having a rate of 1 to 4 per cent, while the US has a lower rate of less than 1 per cent" (para 25).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Other data sets used by genetic experts studying consanguineous marriage have put the UK as having a rate of 1 to 4 per cent, while the US has a lower rate of less than 1 per cent" (para 25).
March 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent" (para 23).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent" (para 23).
March 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent. This is followed by India (55 per cent)" (para 23-24).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent. This is followed by India (55 per cent)" (para 23-24).
March 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent. This is followed by India (55 per cent), Saudi Arabia (50 per cent), Afghanistan (40 per cent), Iran (30 per cent) and Egypt and Turkey (20 per cent each)" (para 23-24).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent. This is followed by India (55 per cent), Saudi Arabia (50 per cent), Afghanistan (40 per cent), Iran (30 per cent) and Egypt and Turkey (20 per cent each)" (para 23-24).
March 20, 2025, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Cousin marriage is still common in some UK communities. Experts have previously found that a preference for such unions among British Pakistanis was a contributing factor in child mortality rates in Bradford due to an increased risk of genetic conditions. NHS studies between 2007-11 found consanguineous marriages, a genetics term meaning parents are at least second cousins or more closely related, accounted for 60 per cent of marital unions in people of Pakistani heritage in Bradford. This compared to just 1 per cent among white British couples in the area. Of the Pakistani-heritage marriages, 37 per cent were specifically to a first-cousin and would be the type of unions that...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Cousin marriage is still common in some UK communities. Experts have previously found that a preference for such unions among British Pakistanis was a contributing factor in child mortality rates in Bradford due to an increased risk of genetic conditions. NHS studies between 2007-11 found consanguineous marriages, a genetics term meaning parents are at least second cousins or more closely related, accounted for 60 per cent of marital unions in people of Pakistani heritage in Bradford. This compared to just 1 per cent among white British couples in the area. Of the Pakistani-heritage marriages, 37 per cent were specifically to a first-cousin and would be the type of unions that...more
March 20, 2025, 4:11 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, of 'Great Balls of Fire' fame controversially married his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams when she was just 13, he was 22 at the time. One of the most famous modern day examples of cousin-related inbreeding is the Whittaker family from Odd, West Virginia. Siblings Ray, Betty, Larry and Lorene, as well as her son Timmy, are struggling with heartbreaking mental and physical conditions. The siblings are the descendants of two sets of first cousins who got married. DailyMail.com previously revealed the bloodline continued with a set of identical twin brothers whose children got married. John and Henry Whittaker were born in 1897. John went on...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, of 'Great Balls of Fire' fame controversially married his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams when she was just 13, he was 22 at the time. One of the most famous modern day examples of cousin-related inbreeding is the Whittaker family from Odd, West Virginia. Siblings Ray, Betty, Larry and Lorene, as well as her son Timmy, are struggling with heartbreaking mental and physical conditions. The siblings are the descendants of two sets of first cousins who got married. DailyMail.com previously revealed the bloodline continued with a set of identical twin brothers whose children got married. John and Henry Whittaker were born in 1897. John went on...more
March 20, 2025, 2:49 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"[F]ormer Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's first wife was his cousin Sajida Talfah" (para 31).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"[F]ormer Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's first wife was his cousin Sajida Talfah" (para 31).
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Under the practice of Maslaha or 'kinship marriages', young girls are being married off to cousins in efforts to protect them from sexual violence" (2).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Under the practice of Maslaha or 'kinship marriages', young girls are being married off to cousins in efforts to protect them from sexual violence" (2).
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:07 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Aisha grew up in the former mill town of Keighley, about eight miles from Bradford, where one in four of the population is Pakistani and Muslim. For many, cousin or 'consanguineous' marriages have been the norm" (par. 3). "Her Pakistani-born parents, Mohammed and Barkat, were first cousins and had seven children. Sadly, three of Aisha's siblings died young: her twin brother Ahmed was just two, Sarfraz, four, and another brother, Kasim, had cerebral palsy and did not live to see his 18th birthday" (par. 4). "While cousin marriages aren't illegal in the UK, they remain a taboo. . .And many of the first generation of Pakistani and Kashmiri immigrants starting...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Aisha grew up in the former mill town of Keighley, about eight miles from Bradford, where one in four of the population is Pakistani and Muslim. For many, cousin or 'consanguineous' marriages have been the norm" (par. 3). "Her Pakistani-born parents, Mohammed and Barkat, were first cousins and had seven children. Sadly, three of Aisha's siblings died young: her twin brother Ahmed was just two, Sarfraz, four, and another brother, Kasim, had cerebral palsy and did not live to see his 18th birthday" (par. 4). "While cousin marriages aren't illegal in the UK, they remain a taboo. . .And many of the first generation of Pakistani and Kashmiri immigrants starting...more
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:06 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"In Pakistan, however, about 60 per cent marry their first cousins, the highest rate in the world" (par. 9).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"In Pakistan, however, about 60 per cent marry their first cousins, the highest rate in the world" (par. 9).
Feb. 26, 2025, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Figures suggest about 250,000 Americans are married to their first or second cousins, according to older statistics, and some experts say the number is rising" (para 3). "Given that each state treats marriage between cousins differently, it's difficult to know how many people have been imprisoned or fined for this. But instances often go unreported, meaning that any estimate is an undercount" (para 10). "The US became riveted with a small family living in Odd, West Virginia, who emerged from obscurity after the release of a 2004 documentary featuring exclusive DailyMail.com reporting that revealed the extent to which years of inbreeding had affected various generations. One family member, Ray, could...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Figures suggest about 250,000 Americans are married to their first or second cousins, according to older statistics, and some experts say the number is rising" (para 3). "Given that each state treats marriage between cousins differently, it's difficult to know how many people have been imprisoned or fined for this. But instances often go unreported, meaning that any estimate is an undercount" (para 10). "The US became riveted with a small family living in Odd, West Virginia, who emerged from obscurity after the release of a 2004 documentary featuring exclusive DailyMail.com reporting that revealed the extent to which years of inbreeding had affected various generations. One family member, Ray, could...more
Feb. 13, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Estimates on consanguineous marriage prevalence around the world vary. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions" (para 46-47).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Estimates on consanguineous marriage prevalence around the world vary. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions" (para 46-47).
Feb. 13, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Estimates on consanguineous marriage prevalence around the world vary. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions. This is followed by India (55 per cent), Saudi Arabia (50 per cent), Afghanistan (40 per cent), Iran (30 per cent) and Egypt and Turkey (20 per cent each)" (para 46-48).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Estimates on consanguineous marriage prevalence around the world vary. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions. This is followed by India (55 per cent), Saudi Arabia (50 per cent), Afghanistan (40 per cent), Iran (30 per cent) and Egypt and Turkey (20 per cent each)" (para 46-48).
Feb. 11, 2025, 10:40 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Cousin relationships are no longer a 'majority' in Bradford's female Pakistani community amid rising awareness of the birth defect risks. A decade ago, a Government-funded surveillance project found that 62 per cent of Pakistani heritage women were in consanguineous relationships. This figure has since dropped to 46 per cent, researchers say" (para 1-3). The chart titled “Consanguineous relationships in Bradford” shows the percentage of cousin marriages “for 2007-2010… from Born in Bradford (BiB), a project involving 12,500 pregnant women. The study was then repeated in 2016-2019 by the Born in Bradford’s Better Start (BiBBS).” From 2007-2010, 39.3% of the surveyed pregnant women were first cousins with the child’s father, 23.1%...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Cousin relationships are no longer a 'majority' in Bradford's female Pakistani community amid rising awareness of the birth defect risks. A decade ago, a Government-funded surveillance project found that 62 per cent of Pakistani heritage women were in consanguineous relationships. This figure has since dropped to 46 per cent, researchers say" (para 1-3). The chart titled “Consanguineous relationships in Bradford” shows the percentage of cousin marriages “for 2007-2010… from Born in Bradford (BiB), a project involving 12,500 pregnant women. The study was then repeated in 2016-2019 by the Born in Bradford’s Better Start (BiBBS).” From 2007-2010, 39.3% of the surveyed pregnant women were first cousins with the child’s father, 23.1%...more
June 29, 2023, 3:13 a.m.
Countries: Suriname
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Although many marriage partners are of the same ethnic group, mixed marriages do take place in Paramaribo. In traditional Hindostani families in the agricultural districts, parents still select partners for their children [...] The clan system among the Maroons is based on a shared belief in a common matrilineal descent. The population of a village can overlap considerably with a matrilineal clan ( lo )" (32, 34). There is little evidence of a high amount of consanguineous marriage in practice, although the customary marriage practices that aim to keep wealth in the family as well as the matrilineal clan systems point to its acceptance if it does occur in rural...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Although many marriage partners are of the same ethnic group, mixed marriages do take place in Paramaribo. In traditional Hindostani families in the agricultural districts, parents still select partners for their children [...] The clan system among the Maroons is based on a shared belief in a common matrilineal descent. The population of a village can overlap considerably with a matrilineal clan ( lo )" (32, 34). There is little evidence of a high amount of consanguineous marriage in practice, although the customary marriage practices that aim to keep wealth in the family as well as the matrilineal clan systems point to its acceptance if it does occur in rural...more
June 22, 2023, 8:04 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Ethnic Groups. Akan 28.9%, Voltaique or Gur 16.1%, Northern Mande 14.5%, Kru 8.5%, Southern Mande 6.9%, unspecified 0.9%, non-Ivoirian 24.2% (2014 est.)" (CODER COMMENT: It was found that the largest ethnic group traditionally preferred cousin marriage.)
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Ethnic Groups. Akan 28.9%, Voltaique or Gur 16.1%, Northern Mande 14.5%, Kru 8.5%, Southern Mande 6.9%, unspecified 0.9%, non-Ivoirian 24.2% (2014 est.)" (CODER COMMENT: It was found that the largest ethnic group traditionally preferred cousin marriage.)
June 8, 2023, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"In Zimbabwe, the 'family' traditionally refers to an expansive kinship network. Though these networks may not continue in their traditional form, extended family relationships are still very close and important to one’s life. As an example, there is no such thing as a “cousin” in Zimbabwean culture. Cousins are referred to and understood as one’s brothers and sisters. Sometimes, even friendships can be as strong as brotherhood or sisterhood" (1). (VC-CODER COMMENT) The cultural analysis of cousin relationships and kinship in Zimbabwe does not have any implications of a high prevalence of consanguineous marriage. While it is common for marriages to be arranged, it is typically across families of similar...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"In Zimbabwe, the 'family' traditionally refers to an expansive kinship network. Though these networks may not continue in their traditional form, extended family relationships are still very close and important to one’s life. As an example, there is no such thing as a “cousin” in Zimbabwean culture. Cousins are referred to and understood as one’s brothers and sisters. Sometimes, even friendships can be as strong as brotherhood or sisterhood" (1). (VC-CODER COMMENT) The cultural analysis of cousin relationships and kinship in Zimbabwe does not have any implications of a high prevalence of consanguineous marriage. While it is common for marriages to be arranged, it is typically across families of similar...more
June 8, 2023, 7:49 p.m.
Countries: Zambia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
(VC-CODER COMMENT) The Zambia Daily Times is a popculture social media news source which has a large online following of Zambians. The source demonstrates that the practice of marriage between relatives is uncommon and socially taboo in most communities. "SOLWEZI MAN MARRIES HIS FIRST COUSIN: Boyd Kapande and Ethel Lusekelo have become the first very close cousins to officially get married in Solwezi, and maybe in Zambia. Boyd's mother is the biological young sister to Ethel's father. This means Boyd and Ethel are FIRST cousins; more less like a brother and sister. According to them, this is still allowed in Kaonde Culture. 'No, to us Kaondes, this is normal and...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
(VC-CODER COMMENT) The Zambia Daily Times is a popculture social media news source which has a large online following of Zambians. The source demonstrates that the practice of marriage between relatives is uncommon and socially taboo in most communities. "SOLWEZI MAN MARRIES HIS FIRST COUSIN: Boyd Kapande and Ethel Lusekelo have become the first very close cousins to officially get married in Solwezi, and maybe in Zambia. Boyd's mother is the biological young sister to Ethel's father. This means Boyd and Ethel are FIRST cousins; more less like a brother and sister. According to them, this is still allowed in Kaonde Culture. 'No, to us Kaondes, this is normal and...more
June 8, 2023, 7:48 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"When he married his cousin some 20 years ago, Hoàng Văn Thương of the Tày ethnic minority in Hà Giang Province did not know how badly his marriage would affect his child. When Thương was 13, his parents brought his cousin to their house and they started living together. It wasn’t until some four or five years later that they actually wed. 'Our parents were probably sipping tea together when one of them said: ‘Hey, how about you letting your daughter come live at my place?’ Thương said, explaining how natural and simple his parents’ generation considered marriage among cousins. Now a forty-something farmer, Thương has two sons, 26 and...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"When he married his cousin some 20 years ago, Hoàng Văn Thương of the Tày ethnic minority in Hà Giang Province did not know how badly his marriage would affect his child. When Thương was 13, his parents brought his cousin to their house and they started living together. It wasn’t until some four or five years later that they actually wed. 'Our parents were probably sipping tea together when one of them said: ‘Hey, how about you letting your daughter come live at my place?’ Thương said, explaining how natural and simple his parents’ generation considered marriage among cousins. Now a forty-something farmer, Thương has two sons, 26 and...more
June 8, 2023, 7:43 p.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Ukrainian officials are investigating claims that a 24-year-old man married his 81-year-old disabled cousin to escape having to do military service. Alexander Kondratyuk, 24, claimed to have developed a strong affection for the cousin, who is 57 years his senior, and denied that he was trying to get out of performing his military duty. Conscription in Ukraine is compulsory though there are exceptions that allow people to avoid it. As the pair produced a marriage certificate and proof of her disability, there is little that can be done by the Ukrainian military. Experts have suggested that they could force him to serve but army officials said there was no time....more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Ukrainian officials are investigating claims that a 24-year-old man married his 81-year-old disabled cousin to escape having to do military service. Alexander Kondratyuk, 24, claimed to have developed a strong affection for the cousin, who is 57 years his senior, and denied that he was trying to get out of performing his military duty. Conscription in Ukraine is compulsory though there are exceptions that allow people to avoid it. As the pair produced a marriage certificate and proof of her disability, there is little that can be done by the Ukrainian military. Experts have suggested that they could force him to serve but army officials said there was no time....more
June 8, 2023, 7:41 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Joseph Musaalo, a counsellor and psychologist with Uganda Christian University Mukono, says while the choice of who you fall in love with is yours, society gives us terms of reference. These identify people you cannot marry, however much you love them. Different customs have categories of people you cannot marry. Aloysius Matovu Joy, the Commissioner of Education Buganda Kingdom, says in Buganda, falling in love with a person from the same clan is taboo. It is incest, he says. Your clan-mate is your relative. Matovu also says marrying a cousin or nephew/niece is also taboo in Buganda. Anyone born to your maternal uncle is the same clan as your mother...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Joseph Musaalo, a counsellor and psychologist with Uganda Christian University Mukono, says while the choice of who you fall in love with is yours, society gives us terms of reference. These identify people you cannot marry, however much you love them. Different customs have categories of people you cannot marry. Aloysius Matovu Joy, the Commissioner of Education Buganda Kingdom, says in Buganda, falling in love with a person from the same clan is taboo. It is incest, he says. Your clan-mate is your relative. Matovu also says marrying a cousin or nephew/niece is also taboo in Buganda. Anyone born to your maternal uncle is the same clan as your mother...more
June 8, 2023, 7:39 p.m.
Countries: Vanuatu
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Traditionally, leaders of kin groups arrange the marriages of their children. Marriage is an important event in ongoing exchange relations between kin groups and neighborhoods and typically involves the exchange of goods. Some educated urban residents have adopted Western notions of romantic love and arrange their own marriages with or without family approval. Marriage rules identify certain kin groups as the source of appropriate spouses. In the southern region, marriage is patterned as "sister exchange," in which a man who marries a woman from another family owes a woman in return. In some cases, this woman is an actual sister who marries one of her brother's new wife's brothers; in...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Traditionally, leaders of kin groups arrange the marriages of their children. Marriage is an important event in ongoing exchange relations between kin groups and neighborhoods and typically involves the exchange of goods. Some educated urban residents have adopted Western notions of romantic love and arrange their own marriages with or without family approval. Marriage rules identify certain kin groups as the source of appropriate spouses. In the southern region, marriage is patterned as "sister exchange," in which a man who marries a woman from another family owes a woman in return. In some cases, this woman is an actual sister who marries one of her brother's new wife's brothers; in...more
June 2, 2023, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"The purposes of the study were to examine the effects of parental arrangement marriage and consanguineous marriage among Thai families. The subjects were purposive sampling consisted of 3,994 pregnant women in Prospective Cohort Study of Thai Children (PCTC) project. The Data were collected by interviewing using questionnaires. The findings revealed that 14.7% of the couples had parent arrangement marriage, and 8.7% reported consanguíneous marriage. From binary logistic regression analysis, parental arrangement marriage increased the risk for unsatisfied marital relationship (OR=2.67). However, consanguineous marriage did not show the same effect. Further research within the PCTC cohort and the study on Thai families adaptation process and childrearing outcomes were recommended" (para 1).more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"The purposes of the study were to examine the effects of parental arrangement marriage and consanguineous marriage among Thai families. The subjects were purposive sampling consisted of 3,994 pregnant women in Prospective Cohort Study of Thai Children (PCTC) project. The Data were collected by interviewing using questionnaires. The findings revealed that 14.7% of the couples had parent arrangement marriage, and 8.7% reported consanguíneous marriage. From binary logistic regression analysis, parental arrangement marriage increased the risk for unsatisfied marital relationship (OR=2.67). However, consanguineous marriage did not show the same effect. Further research within the PCTC cohort and the study on Thai families adaptation process and childrearing outcomes were recommended" (para 1).more
June 2, 2023, 9:43 a.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that Venezuela's weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 1.385% (VC-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that Venezuela's weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 1.385% (VC-CODER COMMENT).
June 2, 2023, 9:42 a.m.
Countries: Uruguay
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that Uruguay's weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 2.1% (VC-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that Uruguay's weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 2.1% (VC-CODER COMMENT).
June 2, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that the United States' weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 0.193% (VC-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that the United States' weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 0.193% (VC-CODER COMMENT).
June 2, 2023, 9:31 a.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"An online search using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases was performed. The snowball method was used to extract other publications. The following keywords were used: Arab/Islamic communities/populations, consanguineous marriage, and consanguinity. Apart from the exception of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of the Islamic World League in 1990, only studies between 2007 and February 2022" (5). Table 2 summarizes important statistics regarding the range of rates of consanguineous and first-cousin marriages in Arabic populations: Bahrain's overall consanguineous marriage ranges from 10.9%-45.50% (7).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"An online search using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases was performed. The snowball method was used to extract other publications. The following keywords were used: Arab/Islamic communities/populations, consanguineous marriage, and consanguinity. Apart from the exception of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of the Islamic World League in 1990, only studies between 2007 and February 2022" (5). Table 2 summarizes important statistics regarding the range of rates of consanguineous and first-cousin marriages in Arabic populations: Bahrain's overall consanguineous marriage ranges from 10.9%-45.50% (7).
June 2, 2023, 9:23 a.m.
Countries: Turkmenistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Among Turkmen, the bride and groom are expected to be of the same tribe. Unlike other groups like the Kazakhs and Kyrgyz that have rules that restrict marriages within clans, the Turkmen have strict rules about marrying within one’s tribe. Girls traditionally married when they were very young, often to much older men after a high brde price was paid. The Soviets discouraged the practice but it continues today because bride prices have traditionally been an important source of income for some families and only older men could afford the high costs. Gurbanjemal lliyasova and Amangul Karrieva wrote on turkmenhost.com: 'Of the many ceremonies observed in Turkmen culture, the most...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Among Turkmen, the bride and groom are expected to be of the same tribe. Unlike other groups like the Kazakhs and Kyrgyz that have rules that restrict marriages within clans, the Turkmen have strict rules about marrying within one’s tribe. Girls traditionally married when they were very young, often to much older men after a high brde price was paid. The Soviets discouraged the practice but it continues today because bride prices have traditionally been an important source of income for some families and only older men could afford the high costs. Gurbanjemal lliyasova and Amangul Karrieva wrote on turkmenhost.com: 'Of the many ceremonies observed in Turkmen culture, the most...more
June 2, 2023, 9:15 a.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Since a marriage represents not only the bringing together of two people, but the bringing together of two families, it would naturally see the involvement of the family members in its arrangement, subject to the marriage partners expressing a likeness for each other, and being desirous of getting married in the first place. Such an arrangement, however, is not one in which a contract is signed on behalf of a potential bride and she has no say in the matter. In fact, the 'arrangement' includes: a meeting in which the families of the parties become formally introduced, and the appointment of a wedding date, after consultation with two pundits (spiritual...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Since a marriage represents not only the bringing together of two people, but the bringing together of two families, it would naturally see the involvement of the family members in its arrangement, subject to the marriage partners expressing a likeness for each other, and being desirous of getting married in the first place. Such an arrangement, however, is not one in which a contract is signed on behalf of a potential bride and she has no say in the matter. In fact, the 'arrangement' includes: a meeting in which the families of the parties become formally introduced, and the appointment of a wedding date, after consultation with two pundits (spiritual...more
June 2, 2023, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"'I married my first cousin and we wanted to make it official before the [July 1st, 2016] law banning cousin marriages takes effect,' said Alisher, speaking on condition of anonymity. Civil registry offices across Tajikistan say that in recent months they have noticed a rise in the number of applications for marriage licenses, a phenomenon they attribute to people trying to beat the ban on consanguineous unions. 'We are getting unprecedented number of applications from young couples, most of whom are first cousins,' an official from the Dushanbe civil registry department told RFE/RL's Tajik Service on condition of anonymity. The law banning marriages between blood relations was adopted in January...more
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"'I married my first cousin and we wanted to make it official before the [July 1st, 2016] law banning cousin marriages takes effect,' said Alisher, speaking on condition of anonymity. Civil registry offices across Tajikistan say that in recent months they have noticed a rise in the number of applications for marriage licenses, a phenomenon they attribute to people trying to beat the ban on consanguineous unions. 'We are getting unprecedented number of applications from young couples, most of whom are first cousins,' an official from the Dushanbe civil registry department told RFE/RL's Tajik Service on condition of anonymity. The law banning marriages between blood relations was adopted in January...more