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Originally Posted by Will  As far as I know, Islam doesn't condone inbreeding anywhere. The tradition of arranged-marriages comes from the traditions of the countries these immigrants have come from. |
The Quran directly mentions this:
Islamic View on Marrying Cousins - IslamonLine.net - Ask The Scholar Quote:
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Marriages between first cousins are allowed in Islam. In surat an-Nisa' (4:22-24), Allah mentioned the women who are forbidden for marriage and then He said, "… Lawful to you are all beyond those mentioned, so that you may seek them with your wealth in honest wedlock…" In surat al-Ahzab (33:50), Allah mentioned to the Prophet that he may marry the daughters of his uncles and aunts from the father's side or the mother's side. It is the consensus of the jurists that this permission was not only for the Prophet, but it is also a permission for other believers. Muslims have practiced marriages between first cousins in all countries since the time of the Prophet.
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I personally have no problem with voluntary marriages of any kind if the people who need to, use the services of the many IVF clinics we have, after voluntary sterilisation so that there cannot be an accident that results in a crippled life of lonely torture that cannot be made better in any way.
Btw, this is an issue with many Mohamedan communities in Europe, take a look at Sweden or Germany and you'll see that the Iraqis and the Turks have the same issues.
Pointing this out is the first step towards a solution, and not racist. In fact, one could argue that since it mainly affects immigrant children that are not white, it would be racist not to do something about it...
