The History of Cousin Marriage and Gender Segregation

Cousin marriage was sometimes practised to mitigate rivalry between male cousins, solidifying family bonds. In the seventh century, arabs conquered vast swathes of territory in the middle east and north africa,. areas once under the umayed caliphate that remained islamic. Have exceptionally high rates of cousin marriage. To day, people may have adopted this practice to assimilate and gain upward mobility as arabs. Then, under sharia law, women gained the right to inherit and con property. Unlike europe, this created a problem for patrilenial families. Their daughter might marry an outsider and deplete their wealth. And women compete over good men with dowries and guarantees