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Child abuse and dancing boys in Afghanistan

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Almanac – The Oxford Middle East Podcast
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Piotr Schulkes, Rose Johnson, and Max Randall dive into the phenomenon of the Dancing Boys of Afghanistan.
They discuss the parallels which can be found in Persian and Sufi poetry, why it has seen a resurgence the last decades, and how it cannot be separated from the socioeconomic conditions of the country today.

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Series
Almanac – The Oxford Middle East Podcast
People
Piotr Schulkes
Rose Johnson
Max Randall
Keywords
afghanistan
Persia
poetry
child abuse
war
intervention
poverty
Taliban
police
Department: Middle East Centre
Date Added: 03/12/2020
Duration: 00:40:29

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