“Bacha Posh”: Gender Construct in Afghan Culture Examined through the Lens of Children in Literature
With the fall of the Taliban in 2001 and their return in 2021, Afghanistan has undergone drastic socio-political changes. In many families, children are introduced to the practice of “Bacha Posh” (dressing up like a boy), an Afghan cultural custom where girls are dressed up as boys until they are ma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The International Academic Forum
2023-12-01
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| Series: | IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-cultural-studies/volume-8-issue-2/article-4/ |