In 2017 the BBC had an article about cousin marriage:
With my dad’s generation, and the generation before that, there were quite a few cousin marriages in the family.
Now, times have changed, and I don’t think as many people are leaning towards it.
I’m 18 years old and currently on a gap year, which I’ve spent making a documentary called Should I Marry My Cousin?
I wouldn’t say marriage is at the front of my brain, it’s just something that I’ve thought about since it’s quite important in Pakistani culture.
In Pakistan, it’s not weird to get married young. For British Pakistanis, though, it’s happening less. I think most people are focusing on their careers and degrees first.
If you’re not from this culture you might not understand why people marry their cousins.
Cousin marriage is definitely not a religious thing. It’s not required of you in Islam, it’s just left very open and very vague. Even for people in the Pakistani culture, it’s very dependent on your family and how you’re brought up.
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