Report: Cousin marriage rates increasing in UK Pakistani community

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Bradford's cousin marriage boom

The tradition of marrying a cousin is becoming more entrenched among British-born Pakistanis living in Bradford than it was a generation ago, writes Winifred Robinson.

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Interesting to note that this is INCREASING as opposed to the to-me-atleast expected decline over time.

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LookingToSee — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 - 17:25

[quote=Hummus][quote=lollywood]
If it was forbidden in Islam like it is in Hinduism and Sikhism then no one would be thinking about it[/quote]

Oh wooow! I didn't know that! Something 'new' i've learnt :D[/quote]
something that defo going to help you become all the wiser...

So Lollywood, how you doing in term of belief etc.. you found another religion?

LookingToSee — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 - 22:53

what's a munafiq again?

are you muslim?

why are you not muslim?

do you eat bats?

do you pray on a prayer mat that has a stitched kaaba?

wait, do yu pray?

wait, scrap that last one. who am i to ask you this stuff?

who are you?

how old are you?

are you aboy or a girl?

do you go to mainstream school?

are you from london?

do you like Jaffa Cakes?

do you like JAmmy dodgers? how about kinder surprise?

do yuo eat pork?

ever had turkey bacon?

do you east HMC or HFA or both?

do you follow a madhab?

do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?

have you got facebook?

do you think facebook is bad?

have you got twitter?

whats worse, facebook or twitter?

do yu use chat rooms?

do you watch cartoons?

do you watch totally spies? or are you a power puff fan?

have you read twilight?

do you also fancy pattercake boy?

or are you more bieberian?

were you disappointed when you saw who got cast for Edward?

have you done your english GCSE coursework? did you get an A*?

have you got siblings?

have you got younger/older siblings?

have you got cousins?

have a you got a cousin you fancy?

do you like the Irish Accent?

have you ever been Ireland?

do you watch Apprentice?

i think its boring. do you like science stuff?

or are you more an essay writer kinda person?

or are you too young to know yet?

have you chosen what alevelyou want to study?

have you got a career in mind?

do you want to be a teacher?

a kindergarten teacher? or a uni lecturer?

i have forgotten what thread i'm on. i dont think i have anymore questions for now. i wonder what thread im on...

lollywood — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 - 16:19

[quote=Lilly]what's a munafiq again?
[/quote]
A hypocrite, you should know that

[quote=Lilly]
are you muslim?
[/quote]
Yes Alhumdulilah

[quote=Lilly]
why are you not muslim?
[/quote]
Why are you not a Buddhist,Christian Jewish or Hindu?

[quote=Lilly]
do you eat bats?
[/quote]
No

[quote=Lilly]
do you pray on a prayer mat that has a stitched kaaba?
wait, do you pray?
[/quote]

Haven’t done for a long time

[quote=Lilly]
are you aboy or a girl?
[/quote]
Boy

[quote=Lilly]
do you like Jaffa Cakes?
[/quote]
Not that much

[quote=Lilly]
do you eat pork?
[/quote]
Hell no

[quote=Lilly]
ever had turkey bacon?
[/quote]

No

[quote=Lilly]
do you follow a mazhab?
[/quote]
Yes
Sunni Islam

[quote=Lilly]
have you got facebook?
[/quote]

Don't use it

[quote=Lilly]
do you think facebook is bad?
[/quote]

Depends how you look at it

[quote=Lilly]
have you got twitter?
[/quote]
No

[quote=Lilly]
do yu use chat rooms?
[/quote]

No, they are haram

[quote=Lilly]
do you watch cartoons?
[/quote]
No
[quote=Lilly]
do you watch totally spies? or are you a power puff fan?
[/quote]

[quote=Lilly]
have you read twilight?
[/quote]

I can't read

[quote=Lilly]
have a you got a cousin you fancy?
[/quote]

YUCK, HELL NO, cousins are like bro and sis

[quote=Lilly]
do you like the Irish Accent?
have you ever been Ireland?
[/quote]

What has that got to do with anything?

[quote=Lilly]
do you watch Apprentice?
[/quote]
Yes

[quote=Lilly]
do you like science stuff?
[/quote]

Some, I love to know what's going to happen after death