Cousin marriages

[_Yusuf_]

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Excuse the typo on the third option. My*

 

[mohammdov]

It doesn't happen my ilmadeer are like my sisters but I've heard it's common in Xamar and markaa,baraawe

 

[JamalFarah]

Marrying your cousin is usually seen as a sign of not being able to find a spouse independently. In the more populated and diverse southern regions of Somalia, cousin marriage is less common. Plus, these regions are far from the Gulf, where cousin marriages are more prevalent. So, the previous comment may not apply here.

Cousin marriages are not really common in all of Somalia and are more individual cases not in high enough numbers to make sweeping statements where and where not its more common.

 

[Mudug_gyal]

Its common. Not my cup of tea

 

[Berke]

It's uncommon in the Somali community but should be encouraged. cousin marriage is beneficial and strengths family ties

 

[mrlog]

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[Daydreamer]

It's uncommon in the Somali community but should be encouraged. cousin marriage is beneficial and strengths family ties

It shouldn't be encouraged because encouragement will lead to more and more cousin marriages which isn't good for soceity, for example in pakistan cousin marriages are encouraged, but as a result, inbreeding and birth defects have increased significantly, they are ok if they are uncommon but encouraging it for the sake of family ties is not rational.What happens if the cousin marriage doesn't work out, how will the divorce affect the family?

 

[Ayeeydaa]

I’ve seen it in extended family (4th cousins) but not close. I think it’s revolting, my cousins are my brothers.

 

[kamek]

I barely see Somalis marry their cousins, or at least in my family, we only marry within our clan/sub clan.

 

[Khaem]

Never seen it happen

 

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

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[Khaem]

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My lineage as far as I know is Ciise both sides.

However there's a funny thing where both sides of my family were the same two sub sub clans marrying each other through the generations.

 

[Avalanche]

Yeah nah if you want retarded kids, go for it

 

[محمود فارح]

It is good that consanguineous marriage is rare or moderate in Somali society. It is a disaster in the Gulf and the Arab countries

 

[CABDULWALI XASAN.]

contrary to popular belief, the chance of abnormality is quite low. I remember seeing a post on here a while ago on this topic,

 

[wiredred]

I've seen a lot in the UK it's so weird. Moving like the South Asians they need to stop!!

 

[The Oponian Guild]

Ik it’s common among the cadcads of xamar but that doesn’t happen in my gobol

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

It is very uncommon and merely tolerated. It is not encouraged what's the point of your kids having no reer abti

 

[werefinshed]

cousin marriage is beneficial and strengths family ties

it doesn’t strength anything, who in their right minds wants to engage in sexual activity with a cousin??just say you’re freaky weirdo and keep quiet.
Somalis can hardly take care of themselves. who’s going to care and support hundreds thousands of disabled people? half of pakistan is cooked because of it

 

[Aseer]

I always see people stating somalis have high rates of cousin marriage but I am yet to see any sources or evidence proving it, I think since its quite common in arab and south asian communities people just assumed it would be common with us as well