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Bacha posh, cross-dressing a daughter as a boy for increased social freedom in Afghanistan; The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan (2010 documentary) Khawal, cross-dressed male dancers in pre-20th century Egypt; Köçek, cross-dressed male dancers in Ottoman Turkey; Ubayd Zakani, a 14th-century Persian poet; Anti-Afghan sentiment; Pederasty
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.
A girl living as a boy will dress in characteristic male clothing, have her hair cut short, [5] and use a male name. [6] Within her family, she will not need to cook or clean like other girls. [ 1 ] As a bacha posh, a girl is more readily able to attend school, run errands, move freely in public, escort her sisters in places where they could ...
Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre are murders that occurred on August 10, 2012, at the Forward Operating Base Delhi within Garmsir village, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. A young man, who had been allowed to live on the base, killed three unarmed U.S. Marines; one Marine was also severely injured.
Taxi to the Dark Side examines US policy on torture and interrogation, specifically the CIA's use of torture and their research into sensory deprivation.The film includes discussions against the use of torture by political and military opponents, as well as the defense of such methods; attempts by Congress to uphold the standards of the Geneva Convention forbidding torture; and popularization ...
Combat Obscura is composed of video footage taken from 2011 to 2012 by lance corporal Miles Lagoze and other cameramen from the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, in Sangin-Kajaki, Afghanistan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As a combat photographer, the footage was originally shot for recruitment and propaganda purposes. [ 3 ]
Buzkashi Boys: Sam French: Fawad Mohammadi, Jawanmard Paiz, Wali Talash: Drama/Action short film: 85th Academy Awards – Nominated for: Best Live Action Short Film Buz-e-Chini: Abbas Ali: Hussain Ali Yousafi: Animated: Dedicated to Hussain Ali Yousafi as it was released after his assassination 2013: Wajma: Barmak Akram
On October 8, 2012, Boyle sent an email to his parents saying that he and Coleman were in an "unsafe" part of Afghanistan. [7] Soon after, the pair were captured by members of the Haqqani network. Coleman was pregnant at the time of their capture. [8] The first ransom video of the couple was released in early 2013.