Thursday, January 13, 2011

Paedophilia - or "Bache Bazi" A Common Practice in Afghanistan

People from across the world are different.  What is acceptable in one society is looked down upon in another.  The liberal attitudes about women accepted in western societies are condemned in Muslim societies.  Western films, pornographic materials such as Playboy magazines, and other instances where the nudity of women is freely displayed is widely disparaged in some Muslim nations.  There are aspects of some cultures in the Middle East and South Central Asia that bother westerners - such as the treatment of women.  One of the more upsetting instances of Afghan culture is that of the "Bache Bazi" sometimes called "boy play".  Read more in "Paedophilia culturally accepted in south Afghanistan", The Telegraph, January 14, 2011.

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