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In Muslim countries a large plurality of marriages are to first cousins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_in_the_Middle_East#/media/File:Global_pre
by mjh2539 4y ago
In Muslim countries a large plurality of marriages are to first cousins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_in_the_Middle_East#/media/File:Global_prevalence_of_consanguinity.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_in_the_Middle_...
- throwaway2202 4y agoThere was also the economic aspect. Inheritance to daughters and widows was developed and enforced by muslims, and I hear in turn families became motivated to marry among their own to keep the wealth in the family.