Re: marrige b/w cousins
after reading MSL's post i was thinking the same thing.....MSL said Islam recommends the marrying of cousins....
Islam does not recommend it in fact Islam encourages marrying outside of the family as PCG just mentioned above. So that you can "broaden your horizons" if you will.
i recall reading this once....
The Prophet (SAW) once told one of his Companions to choose a wife from a tribe different to his, and then to choose for his son a wife from a third tribe, and to seek for his second son a girl from yet another tribe.
Recommending and allowing marriages b/w cousins are 2 different things MSL.