In the "True Stories" series on More 4 tonight at 11.p.m.
The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan. (repeat)
"Documentary showing a dark side of Afghan culture as young boys are lured by the promise of being trained as dancers for businessmen but end up being sexually abused."
The BBC World Service has recently done a number of programmes on this topic.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11217772
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserv...9_dancing_boys.shtml
"This is an ancient tradition. People call it bachabaze which literally means "playing with boys"."
("bacha" is 'boys'.)
It is worth pointing out that homosexuality is punishable by death in a number of Muslim nations.
This 'tradition' in Afghanistan, coupled with cases of abuse in the catholic church, smacks of
"Do as I say; not as I do." Hypocrisy.
The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan. (repeat)
"Documentary showing a dark side of Afghan culture as young boys are lured by the promise of being trained as dancers for businessmen but end up being sexually abused."
The BBC World Service has recently done a number of programmes on this topic.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11217772
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserv...9_dancing_boys.shtml
"This is an ancient tradition. People call it bachabaze which literally means "playing with boys"."
("bacha" is 'boys'.)
It is worth pointing out that homosexuality is punishable by death in a number of Muslim nations.
This 'tradition' in Afghanistan, coupled with cases of abuse in the catholic church, smacks of
"Do as I say; not as I do." Hypocrisy.