Intermarriage or illicit cohabitation forbidden between blacks and whites. Racial intermarriage between Arabs and non Arabs was rare. This led to increased intermarriage and cohabitation with local white females. There, Jews became increasingly assimilated and demonstrated rising intermarriage. Both ethnicities have had a high level of interaction and high rates of intermarriage. It is likely that the adherence to differing religions prevented families from engaging in intermarriage. Prohibited intermarriage between whites and Negroes, Chinese and Japanese. In addition to intermarriage, inter-ethnic prostitution in India existed. Marriage laws amended, with earlier intermarriage provision remaining the same. In the United States intermarriage among Filipinos with other races is common. The Anishinaabe dealt with Europeans through the fur trade, intermarriage, and performance as allies. There was further substantial intermarriage and integration with the local Illinois peoples. As a result of intermarriage and conversion, the Muslim population in Arakan grew. He was disgusted to find Chinese living with foreigners and intermarriage. At one time, some dynasties adhered strictly to the concept of royal intermarriage.