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Bacha Bazi
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RE: Bacha Bazi
Quote:In Afghanistan today, in the midst of war and endemic poverty, an ancient tradition - banned when the Taliban were in power - has re-emerged across the country: Many hundreds of boys, often as young as 11, are being lured off the streets on the promise of a new life, many unaware that their real fate is to be used for entertainment and sex. They're the "Bacha Bereesh," literally "beardless boys," chosen for their height, size and beauty, trained to sing and dance for male audiences, and then traded for sexual favors among former warlords and powerful businessmen. With remarkable access inside a sexual exploitation ring operating in Afghanistan, an Afghan journalist investigates this illegal practice, talking with the boys and their masters, and documenting how the Afghan authorities responsible for stopping these crimes are sometimes themselves complicit in the practice.

Bacha Bazi is a cultural thing, not a religious one.

Also, just because they have a hat and a beard doesn't mean that they are Muslims (although they might look like a Muslim).
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Messages In This Thread
Bacha Bazi - by Autumnlicious - January 19, 2011 at 5:05 pm
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Ashendant - January 20, 2011 at 11:17 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Rayaan - January 20, 2011 at 1:05 pm
RE: Bacha Bazi - by downbeatplumb - January 20, 2011 at 2:50 pm
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Autumnlicious - January 20, 2011 at 2:45 pm
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Rayaan - January 20, 2011 at 3:21 pm
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Ashendant - January 20, 2011 at 9:39 pm
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Skipper - January 21, 2011 at 6:46 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Autumnlicious - January 20, 2011 at 7:59 pm
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Rayaan - January 21, 2011 at 12:04 pm
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Ashendant - January 21, 2011 at 10:14 pm
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Justtristo - January 23, 2011 at 4:12 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Rayaan - January 22, 2011 at 7:39 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Skipper - January 22, 2011 at 7:50 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Rayaan - January 22, 2011 at 8:29 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Skipper - January 22, 2011 at 8:52 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Rayaan - January 23, 2011 at 7:33 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Skipper - January 23, 2011 at 8:47 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Justtristo - January 24, 2011 at 8:37 pm
RE: Bacha Bazi - by padraic - January 23, 2011 at 7:34 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Rayaan - January 23, 2011 at 7:47 am
RE: Bacha Bazi - by Zen Badger - January 23, 2011 at 8:43 am



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