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The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan
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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,[http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2010/true-stories-the-dancing-boys-of-afghanistan "True Stories: The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan"] , 'Royal Society of Arts', screening March 29, 2010; 18:30 and aired on 'PBS Frontline' in the United States on April 20.
'Bacha bazi', also known as 'bacch' (from the Persian 'bacheh' , literally "playing with boys" in Persian, Pashto and Hindustani), is a form of sexual slavery and child prostitution[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/246409/Boys_in_Afghanistan_Sold_Into_Prostitution_Sexual_Slavery "Boys in Afghanistan Sold Into Prostitution, Sexual Slavery"], 'Digital Journal', November 20, 2007 in which prepubescent and adolescent boys are sold to wealthy or powerful men for entertainment and sexual activities. This business thrives in Afghanistan, where many men keep dancing boys as status symbols. The practice is illegal under Afghan law.
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