13 years ago 'only' 11.7% of marriages were consanguineous. By 2007, according to the article, this number had climbed to a staggering 43% of marriages.
There may be some families who are more open to the idea of choosing a spouse from a different part of the gene (wading) pool, but as far as trends go, it is becoming increasingly popular to marry a close relative.
Might be time for Shafallah to add another storey??
XRay, I'd like to think you are right.
But the statistics go directly against you here.
13 years ago 'only' 11.7% of marriages were consanguineous. By 2007, according to the article, this number had climbed to a staggering 43% of marriages.
There may be some families who are more open to the idea of choosing a spouse from a different part of the gene (wading) pool, but as far as trends go, it is becoming increasingly popular to marry a close relative.
Might be time for Shafallah to add another storey??