A bill by Conservative former minister Richard Holden, entitled Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill, was considered at a second reading on Friday (January 17). Existing legislation states the prohibited degrees of relationship for marriage include those to a sibling, parent or child, but not marriages between first cousins.Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has previously spoken in…
A group of young Muslims began their new year by cleaning up the streets. On New Year’s Day, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) Birmingham West continued its annual tradition of serving communities by organising a street cleaning initiative in Halesowen town centre. 25 volunteers and community members from across the area joined forces to…
Ban would unnecessarily curb fundamental freedoms and stigmatise Muslims The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK has spoken out against the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill proposed by Richard Holden MP that is due for Second Reading on 17 January 2025 calling it unnecessary and damaging. The bill seeks to ban first-cousin marriages on the basis of…
Young Muslims from Watford began 2025 by cleaning up streets in the town. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) upheld its annual tradition of community service by organising a street cleaning initiative on New Year’s Day. Volunteers and community members from the area came together to help clean up their neighbourhoods. Ahmad Samanullah, the local AMYA…
On New Year’s Day, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) continued its annual tradition of serving communities by organising a street cleaning initiative in Luton. Volunteers and community members from across the area joined forces to help tidy up their neighbourhoods and start 2025 with a spirit of service and positivity. Sharing sentiments towards the…
A faith group has donated more than one tonne of food to a Surrey food bank. The North Guildford Food Bank received the donation from a regional chapter of the UK Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), which said it wanted to address local “food insecurity”. Zoe Watts, stock manager at the charity, said she had…
A Blackburn religious organisation has hit out at a Bill aiming to ban cousin marriages due to be heard again in Parliament later this month. Conservative backbencher Richard Holden, who grew up in Grindleton and is MP for Basildon and Billericay, has proposed the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill, which is due for a…
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Doncaster has spoken out against the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill proposed by Richard Holden MP that is due for Second Reading on 17 January 2025 calling it unnecessary and damaging. The bill seeks to ban first-cousin marriages on the basis of the 2013 Born in Bradford study, despite…
Young Muslims from Stevenage have started 2025 by cleaning up the streets. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) Stevenage continued its annual New Year’s Day tradition by organising a street cleaning initiative in the town. Volunteers and community members from across Stevenage joined forces to tidy up their neighbourhoods. This was part of a national effort…
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