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Bacha bazi was outlawed during the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan period. [13] [14] [15] Nevertheless, it was widely practiced. Force and coercion were common, and security officials of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan stated they were unable to end such practices and that many of the men involved in bacha bazi were powerful and well-armed ...
The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan is a 2010 documentary film produced by Clover Films and directed by Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi about the practice of bacha bazi in Afghanistan. The 52-minute documentary premiered in the UK at the Royal Society of Arts on March 29, 2010, [1] and aired on PBS Frontline in the United States on April 20.
The National Center of Excellence in Geology (NCEG), University of Peshawar (UoP), is an institution of higher learning and research in Geo-sciences. It was established in 1974 under an act of the parliament. Dr. R.A. Khan Tahirkheli was the founder Director of the center.
Peshawar 1986 IT & engineering Brains Institute Pehsawar Peshawar 1993 Peshawar IT,Management& Engineering IQRA National University [9] Peshawar 2000 General Qurtuba University [10] Peshawar 2001 Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) General Sarhad University of Science and IT [11] Peshawar 2001 Science & IT Fast University, Peshawar Campus [12] Peshawar 2001
Bacha posh (Pashto: باشا بوش, lit. 'dressed up as a boy', Dari : بچه پوشی ) [ 1 ] is a practice in Afghanistan in which some families will pick a daughter to live and behave as a boy.
Many of his works, painted in his early Uzbek period had homoerotic themes and used Bacha bazi as a subject. One of his most well-known paintings "Pomegranate Zeal", which is in the iconographic tradition, tells the story of two young boys from the moment they meet until their death.
The Statesman English-language newspaper begins publication. [20] Abasin Arts Society established. 1956 - City becomes part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 1958 - Amal newspaper begins publication. [20] 1964 - Peshawar Press Club founded. 1965 - Bacha Khan International Airport in operation. 1972 - Population: 268,366. [22] 1975 Qayyum ...
Bacha may refer to: . Bacha (surname) Bacha (given name) Leucocasia gigantea, also known as "bạc hà" in Vietnam, a Southeast Asian vegetable; Bacha bazi (sometimes known as "bacchá"), a Central Asian tradition of keeping boys as concubines as women and girls are forbidden to perform for men