Question

interracial marriages in pakistan

Answer 1

Talking about interracial marriages in pakistan, the country is seen as a very cultural country having different backgrounds and cultures coming together. Although enriched with so many cultures, we can see that the country faces and fights a lot of battles for the people who wants to pursue and find a partner of different religion, caste or culture of their choice and thus breaking barriers to marry someone from very different socioeconomic or other class. Interfaith and Interracial marriages still ramain unthinkable for the popular imagination.

Where Pakistan still sees many barriers because of the cultural thinking and mindset people are sharing believing that it is safe to marry someone from the same culture and background because that helps you to stay as close as you are to your religion and even making the coming generations follow the same norms. It is very easy to have your thoughts and prejudices reinforced while enacting the same thing. You don't have to question all the assumptions and the values that you have grown with, as you have to feel the same when you are marrying someone from the another background. Thus, it simply is safe and risk free to marriage someone of the same religion.

But as we are growing towards a modern approach and cultural society where the diversity is respected at all levels, Pakistan is also now showing the signs of interracial marriage. We can see many great celebrity examples where Sanya Mirza, an indian badminton player married Shoeb Akhtar, a pakitani cricketer are still married and working great together. The couple also faced a lot of judgements and prejudices about their marriage but still they went on and continue their life together. They understand that a difference in culture, language, background and practices would actually make them come close as it would led them understand and get each other in a better manner. Differences help you to get more and attach in a better manner.