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You mean it's extremely common in Muslim countries. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_in_the_Middle_East https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_m

You mean it's extremely common in Muslim countries. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_in_the_Middle_East https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_in_the_Middl... I love this site down voting facts if it doesn't conform to preconceived "progressive" notions. https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Cousin_Marriage_in_Islamic_Law https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Cousin_Marriage_in_Islamic_Law

0xcafefood 1y ago
Seems so. Or more to the point of how data collected in the UK might reflect this trend (from the article you link): "According to a 2005 BBC report on Pakistani marriage in the United Kingdom, 55% of British Pakistanis marry a first cousin."
- secondcoming 1y ago
  There was a recent debate in the UK Parliament about whether cousin marriage should be banned. It did not succeed. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHyjdyWUOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHyjdyWUOA
  - mnw21cam 1y ago
    But there was a BBC documentary called "Should I marry my first cousin" for which the main conclusion was basically no.