Friday, November 30, 2007

Boy dancers sexually abused

In a society where the sexes are strictly segregated, it is common for men to dance for other men at weddings in Afghanistan.
But in northern Afghanistan, former warlords and mujahideen commanders have taken that a step further with competitions for their dancing boys.
"Every boy tries to be the first. They are dressed in women's clothes, have bells on their feet and have artificial breasts," said Mohammad Yawar, a former mujahideen fighter against the Taliban and resident of the northern town of Pul-e Khumri.
The practice, called "bacha bazi" -- literally "boy play" -- has a long history in northern Afghanistan, but sometimes it does not stop with just dancing.
"I very much enjoy hugging a boy. His smell and fragrance kills me," said Yawar.
The 38-year-old businessman said he recruited a 15-year-old boy three years ago to help him with his work.
"I have had him for at least three years, since he was only 15. He was looking for a job and I gave him somewhere to stay," said Yawar, showing the boy's picture.
"I don't have a wife. He is like my wife. I dress him in women's clothes and have him sleep beside me. I enjoy him and he is my everything," he said, kissing the photograph.
MARK OF PRESTIGE
Having the best-looking boy and the best dancer is a mark of prestige.
"Everyone tries to have the best, most handsome and good-looking boy," said a former mujahideen commander, who declined to be named.
"Sometimes we gather and make our boys dance and whoever wins, his boy will be the best boy."
Former mujahideen commanders hold such parties in and around Pul-e Khumri about once a week.
"Having a boy has become a custom for us. Whoever wants to show off, should have a boy," said Enayatullah, a 42-year-old landowner in Baghlan province.
"I was married to a woman 20 years ago, she left me because of my boy," he said. "I was playing with my boy every night and was away from home, eventually my wife decided to leave me. I am happy with my decision, because I am used to sleeping and entertaining with my young boy."
The men say they lavish money and gifts on their boys.
"I was only 14-years-old when a former Uzbek commander forced me to have sex with him," said Shir Mohammad in Sar-e Pol province. "Later, I quit my family and became his secretary. I have been with him for 10 years, I am now grown up, but he still loves me and I sleep with him."
Ahmad Jawad, aged 17, has been with a wealthy landowner for the past two years.
"I am used to it. I love my lord. I love to dance and act like a woman and play with my owner," he said.
Asked what he would do when he got older, he said: "Once I grow up, I will be an owner and I will have my own boys."

To read the complete article visit Reuters

8 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:48 AM

    Can you provide a link or source from where you got this information.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I have added the link in the posting

    ReplyDelete
  3. Anonymous7:01 PM

    Ismail Rasheed are u a gay to write these rubbish? Even if u provide a link how can we say that the information is true? Won't they lie too? I find u as gay. Because u are always taking some incident involing sodomy or rape! You perverts don't have anything to write about Islam or anything. So you go on pasting some rubbish "news" copied from other sites with a sign "click for the source". Are we fools to believe just because u gave a "source"? You narrow minded fools don't know to write anything informative or worth reading!! You just go on using the CTRL+C and CTRL+V. What kind of a foolish act it is? You are always pasting stories involving ignorant Muslims (We doubt whether they are actually Muslims and whether the story is true). If we were just to list the crimes u fool atheists and Christians does, there won't be an end!! As matter of fact u guys commit adultery, sodomy, rape, fornication like wild drunk animals!! Muslims is the biggest community who never drink alcohol, commit other immoral actions! You fools are always picking up two three Muslims and making fool of urself! Only a fool will believe you cowards!



    If we were to

    ReplyDelete
  4. Ahmed, this is not a rubbish article. I have 2 family members that have been too Afghanistan and on more than a few occasions they offered little boys to them as "Gifts".

    ReplyDelete
  5. Anonymous5:13 AM

    Hello there, I discovered your website by way of Google even as searching
    for a related topic, your site came up, it looks good.
    I have bookmarked it in my google bookmarks.
    Hello there, just changed into alert to your blog through Google, and found that
    it is really informative. I am gonna watch out for brussels.
    I will appreciate in the event you proceed this in future.
    Many other folks shall be benefited out of your writing.
    Cheers!
    Have a look at my homepage : transfer news at arsenal fc

    ReplyDelete
  6. Anonymous10:21 AM

    Lаstly, make sure thаt the faucetѕ mаtch
    thе style аnԁ theme of the Еrοtic Masѕagе Gаrden Sanctuаry wіth mineгal whiгlpool, and еxеrcise, deргessіοn and menstrual dіsorders.
    The mоst dіrесt, concrete рrοof of thіs but that
    didn't stop Brazilians from turning the product away.

    Feel free to surf to my website; erotic massage in London

    ReplyDelete
  7. Anonymous10:21 AM

    Join us aftеr the break as we brеak
    dοwn whаt's likely to be more than a few passing locals with their ware, no bothersome tour guides were permitted on the beach. erotic massage is manifest by integrating sexual energy into spiritual energy for the greatest amount of savings.

    Here is my web blog ... tantric massage in london

    ReplyDelete
  8. Anonymous9:41 AM

    Wow, superb weblog format! How lengthy have you ever been running a blog for?
    you make running a blog glance easy. The overall look
    of your web site is great, as well as the content
    material!

    My homepage: washer and dryer appliance repair Lutz

    ReplyDelete