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EPISODE · Sep 8, 2010 · 23 MIN

World Stories: Afghanistan's Dancing Boys

from The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2010 · host BBC World Service

In Afghanistan women are not allowed to dance in public, but boys can be made to dance in women's clothing - and they are often sexually abused. In part three of the World Stories series, Rustam Qobil reports on this ancient but controversial tradition. Listeners may find this documentary upsetting.

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