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IS CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE RELIGIOUSLY ENCOURAGED? ISLAMIC AND IRANIAN CONSIDERATIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2006

SEYED MOHAMMAD AKRAMI  and
ZAHRA OSATI
SEYED MOHAMMAD AKRAMI*
Affiliation:
Medical Genetics Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
ZAHRA OSATI
Affiliation:
Medical Genetics Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
*
To whom correspondence should be sent. Email: [email protected]. Telefax: +98–21–88953005.
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Summary.

Consanguineous marriage has had considerable attention as a causative factor in the prevalence of genetic disorders. Iran, with its majority Muslim population, has a high rate of consanguineous marriage. In Iranian tradition, first cousin marriage is an acceptable and appreciated custom. However, there seems to be no encouragement of consanguineous marriage in the Islamic context; it is merely mentioned as a traditional and common custom. This paper may help medical professionals providing premarital genetic counselling, who are regularly asked about consanguineous marriage, especially in Islamic communities. Increased public awareness via the mass media would seem to be a priority.

Type
In Brief
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , March 2007 , pp. 313 - 316
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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