“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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Prif Awduron: Ritika Banerjee, Sharon J
Fformat: Erthygl
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: The International Academic Forum 2023-12-01
Cyfres:IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
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Mynediad Ar-lein:https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-cultural-studies/volume-8-issue-2/article-4/