Did anyone else in the Uk watch the dispatchers programme on cousin marriages.
The facts they state are..more than 50% of pakistanis in the UK marry their first cousins, 10% of the children born to these couples will have genetic diseases and many will be fatal.
My parents are first cousins, but i wouldnt marry a first cousin as i have worked with patients with genetic problems who have parents who are first cousins.
What are peoples views on this?
Im not saying that its awful or corrupt or anything etc etc so please dont attack me.
It has happened in my family. I'm indifferent to it I guess. Mostly because I'm used to seeing such marriages. I know Islam does not forbid it but it also encourages us to marry outside our immediate families. So I don't know, maybe it should bother me but I guess it doesn't.
my parents ver first cousins , n all of my siblings r healthy wealthy n wise . U r right upto some extent ... some families hav this genetical disease issue but nt all ... u cant generalize it for all other families .Cousin marriages hav som pros n cons as well so 50 50 ....r u interested in any1 of ur cousin ...?
I think its good that people are being educated about this.. I don't think the generations before us knew about this... but all the research in genetics etc is helping us to learn about this phenomenon. It's not wrong in my book to marry your cousin, I know lots of families this happens in, and my parents were related too. People should have the freedom to marry who they choose without society scalding them. However, people should think hard, and contemplate the possibilities before they go into a cousin marriage, and whether they could cope if something like this were to happen. The possiblilty of genetic problems shouldnt scare people off these marriages though, 90% unaffected seem like pretty alright odds.
It all depends on the family, and all the social pressures they face. But In my opinion I wouldn't encourage it. In generations to come, maybe we will see less and less of it happening as it becomes less of a social tabboo
my parents are first cousins and I and my sister are completely fine MashAllah. But I don't think such marriages should be encouraged. Because if future generations continue to marry cousins, there might me bigger problems and a much higher chance of genetic disease.
How does first cousin marriages differ from second cousin marriages? Are the genetic effect/gene pool more varied in second cousins than first cousins?
In the UK, its mostly people from Mirpur that get married to their cousins.. not very common amoung people I know who are from Punjab or Sindh.
Second cousin is like your grandparents brothers/sisters family. So your grandmother's sisters/brother - sons/daugthers who has children would be your second cousin.
Well the Mirpuri community does not like to marry outside their own kind ( I say kind ) because they dont like to mingle with any other community such as Pathans/Sindhi/Punjabi. They like to get their children to marry within their own community who end up being their first/second cousins usually.
Maroush if u had this documentry ... y dont u upload it at some feasiable server ... so tht the doctors would also get som benefits from this show ... n u wil get tons of sawab in return ... worth 2 cent
