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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.
Clover Films and Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi made a documentary film titled The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan about the practice, which was shown in the UK in March 2010 [37] and aired in the US the following month. [38] Journalist Nicholas Graham of The Huffington Post lauded the documentary as "both fascinating and horrifying". [39]
His most recent works include The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan, a series of films for WNET/Wide Angle (women in war and peace); Behind Taliban Lines, Fighting for Osama, Opium Brides (aired January 3, 2012 from PBS Frontline), and Taliban Country (aired January 21, 2020 on PBS Frontline).
The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan exposes how these boys are systematically sexually abused, and frequently murdered by jealous rival owners. Despite these practices being illegal under Afghan law, the film shows that the men committing the abuse do so with impunity. This film premiered at the Royal Society of Arts on 29 March 2010. [48]
The Taliban’s “abusive” educational policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, according to a Human Rights Watch report published Wednesday. The Taliban have been globally ...
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It is now considered the national dance of Afghanistan, [4] popularly carried by other ethnic groups in Afghanistan [5] as well as by the Pashtun ethnic group in Pakistan. [6] Attan is usually performed with a Dohol, which is a double-headed barrel drum. The dance can be anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes long.
In 2020, at just 11 years old, Anthony went viral after his dance teacher posted a video of him doing pirouettes barefoot in the rain in the street of Lagos, Nigeria. TODAY even covered the ...