Dispatches when cousins marry channel 4 the statistics are quite shocking, i knew that there are a lot problems with inter marrying but didnt realise it was this bad. If you live in britain you can probably watch it online i can not. Hindus are forbidden to marry cousins on the fathers side, it does not matter how many generations apart. When cousins marry is a 2010 channel 4 dispatches special that examines the tragic consequences of a cultural practice that is devastating childrens lives. Season 2010 guide for dispatches tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Ann cryer, the former labour mp for keighley, suffered abuse for trying to highlight the problems. Farah tazeen ahmad 16 october 1971 6 november 2019 was a reporter for both american television news and british tv. Dispatches when cousins marry tv episode 2010 imdb.
Its like more than half population of muslims are inbred. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation. The practice is most prevalent in pakistani communities, but its also. An investigation by channel 4s dispatches programme found that.
The limited information the participants did have was varied and came possibly from a onetime discussion with their gp, or unspecified news reports or through programmes on television, in particular a then recently aired documentary titled when cousins marry on the channel 4 series dispatches rastogi 2010. She also wrote a book concerning her undercover investigation the checkout girl, 2009 and for newspapers. But it highlights that the issue is going to be salient in the united kingdom for a generation or so at a minimum. Appeared in bionews 574 when cousins marry dispatches was a difficult film to make. Ahmad, who worked for bbc news, channel 4 dispatches and. As usual, such programmes are always fronted by someone from an ethnic minority background to give more credence to the documentary, and this was no exception with tazeen ahmad. Many babies born with disorders because parents are cousins. The love that dare not speak its surname her have a long. Channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Looking at the consequences of first cousin marriage in britain.
Dispatches when cousins marry channel 4 23 august 2010 the greatest taboo. This was illustrated with the case of a pakistani family from bradford who had mausan, one of three children, who was severely disabled with blindness. The individual and social risks of cousin marriage by. I do know of an extended family where all marriages are between first cousins and i believe it is no coincidence that there is at least one child in each family with some. A cowardly sogginess has set in, one to which im so inured that im going to have to overpraise dispatches. Consanguineous marriages and their effects on common adult diseases. Dispatches is the british tv current affairs documentary series on channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. Every year such marriages cause hundreds of children to be born with terrible disabilities. In response to this story a department of health spokesman said. More than half of british pakistanis marry their first cousins.
It was painful at times but immensely rewarding in the end. What do you think of dispatches on channel 4 last night, about first cousins marrying each other. One woman lifts the lid on on the tragic genetic consequences of when first cousins marry. An investigation by channel 4s dispatches programme found that although more than 70 british studies have proved the risks. Im talking about the first cousins that married, then proceeded to produce three seriously disabled children one after the other. This post was inspired by a recent channel 4 special, when cousins marry. All credit for this upload goes to channel 4, its uploaded for entertainment. Dispatches in their own words the hospital the adventures of daniel grandmas house dispatches. Dispatches reveals the tragic consequences of first cousin marriage in britain. However, on the mothers side, hindus are not allowed to marry. She was a foreign correspondent for nbc news and an investigative reporter for channel 4s current affairs show dispatches. When cousins marry is on channel 4 at 8pm tomorrow. Channel 4s dispatches prepared a report stating that in britains pakistani community, more than 50 per cent of people marry their first cousin, and in bradford 75 per cent of ethnic pakistanis do so.
Every year the uk sees first cousin marriages cause many hundreds of children being born with awful disabilities. Former bbc and channel 4 journalist and news presenter tazeen ahmad has died at the age of 48. Dispatches tv series when cousins marry 2010 company credits. Hallmark channel tv show ratings updated 4720 hbo tv show ratings updated 40720 no infringement of previously ed material is intended on this site. A consanguineous marriage is usually defined as a marriage between people who are second cousins or closer1. A channel 4 dispatches report, broadcast in 2010 when cousins marry, came down heavy on the side that first cousins marrying can lead to major medical disabilities and disorders in newborns. A lot has been said on the issue of marriages between cousins and its potential genetic risks since the airing of channel 4s dispatches. Dispatches tv show season 2010 episodes list next episode. Dispatches when cousins marry channel 4 documentary.
The consequences of firstcousin marriage can be tragic. Despite the billions in western aid poured in, samura claims africa is heading into oblivion. The film was commissioned because it highlighted a potentially avoidable cause of serious disabilities in hundreds of british children each. Tonight on dispatches, the tragic consequences of a cultural practice that is devastating childrens lives. Uk pakistani views on the adverse health risks associated. Will we see more of this kind of thing at the newlook channel 4. Such is the case with the latest furore over cousin marriages which has erupted as a result of last nights dispatches documentary on channel 4. Dispatches when cousins marry channel 4 documentary youtube.
What do you think of dispatches on channel 4 last night. In this 2007 channel 4 uk documentary bafta awardwinning journalist sorious samura shows how in africa corruption has become normal and accepted, even though its tearing the continent to pieces. Channel 4 s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. And the worst thing was, they were in total denial about the whole. The risk of having a child affected by a genetic disorder. Egypt and other muslim countries have bit less % of marriages like this. Production companies 1 distributors 1 production companies. Among the most controversial and taboo subjects that ahmad covered in a documentary was 2010s when cousins marry. Channel 4, dispatches, documentary, marriage in islam, pakistani marriages. Shot a substantial amount of interviews, actuality and gvs using sony pmw200 and canon 60d, selfdirected. When cousins marry dispatches was a difficult film. The frequency of consanguineous british pakistanis channel 4. When cousins marry will be broadcast on channel 4 at 8pm tomorrow.
Mohsin akhtar is 17 years old and lives with his family in bradford. When cousins marry dispatches reveals the tragic consequences of first cousin marriage in britain. When cousins marry is a 2010 channel 4 dispatches special that examines the tragic consequences of a cultural practice that is devastating childrens lives every year the uk sees first cousin marriages cause many hundreds of children being born with awful. Channel 4 is a british publicservice freetoair television network headquartered in london, united kingdom. Dispatches examines the truth behind one of the biggest tobacco firms claims to be promoting a smokefree future. When cousins marry channel 4 dispatches opened with footage of a young man curled up by his front door, whimpering in pain.
I have worked with many families where the young muslim lad has a white partner and children but he is not allowed to. Many babies born with disorders because parents are cousins hundreds of children in the uk are being born with genetic disorders every year because their parents are first cousins. Politicizing cousin marriages plays into the hands of the. An investigation by channel 4s dispatches programme found that although more than 70 british studies have proved the risks, and 700 british pakistani children are born with associated genetic diseases every year, many people deny the dangers. Be sure to watch channel 4s dispatches tomorrow night to see the results of cousin marriage. Producer of when cousins marry dispatches, channel 4.
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