First Cousin Marriage In Islam - Commonplace, As Muhammad (Then Ali and Umar); Almost Half Inbred:

So, my Shia-Muslim co-worker who recently threatened to shoot everyone at my workplace is the product of two first cousins marrying. He was readying himself to go back to the Middle East and finalize the marriage to his first cousin before bringing her to North America as his wife. Further, as is the norm, both sets of parents were highly involved in the arranging of this marriage.

Does it not make you wonder now why so many Muslims living in North America go back to the Middle East to...

First Cousin Marriage In Islam - Commonplace, As Muhammad (Then Ali and Umar); Almost Half Inbred: