Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A girl living as a boy will dress in characteristic male clothing, have her hair cut short, [5] and use a male name. [6] Within her family, she will not need to cook or clean like other girls. [ 1 ] As a bacha posh, a girl is more readily able to attend school, run errands, move freely in public, escort her sisters in places where they could ...
The khet is the upper garment which is loose and slightly tightened at the waist and is more like a tunic or a robe, similar to a smock with wide sleeves and reaching below the knees.
A Pashtun Kochi girl in Southern Afghanistan with her sheep. Pashtun women traditionally wear a long tunic (kamiz) or full-skirted dress over loose-fitting trousers (partug) of a contrasting color, and a head covering. [2] Tunics often feature beaded or felt panels at the shoulder and the front of the bodice or waist sections.
Pashtun culture (Pashto: پښتون کلتور) is based on Pashtunwali, as well as speaking of the Pashto language and wearing Pashtun dress.. Pashtunwali and Islam are the two main factors which make the baseline for the social behavior in Pashtun society. [1]
Bacha bāzī [1] (/ ˈ b ɑː tʃ ɑː b ɑː ˈ z i /, Pashto and Dari: بچه بازی, lit. 'boy play') refers to a pederasty practice in Afghanistan in which men exploit and enslave adolescent boys for entertainment and/or sexual abuse.
An Afghan personal name consists of a given name (Dari: نام, Pashto: نوم) and sometimes a surname at the end. Personal names are generally not divided into first and family names; a single name is recognized as a full personal name, and the addition of further components – such as additional given names, regional, or ethnic family/clan names or patronymics – is often a matter of ...
Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله; born c. 1972) is an Afghan woman who became internationally recognized as the 12-year-old subject in Afghan Girl, a 1984 portrait taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry that was later published as the cover photograph for the June 1985 issue of National Geographic.
It has its roots in the Balochi, Brahui, Sindhi, [1] and Pashto. [2] Folk music, Balochi handicrafts , drama and Balochi cinema play a significant role in Baloch culture. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Quetta , the provincial capital of Balochistan, has several historical monuments such as Pirak , the Chaukhandi tombs and the Quaid-e-Azam Residency .