Bacha baazi is a practice in Afghanistan in which young boys are kidnapped, trained as dancers and raped by older men. This is by far one of the most despicable and disgusting practices and can be thought of as human trafficking and sex slavery. These boys are deprived of their childhood and assaulted in all possible ways.
This practice has now spread all throughout the nation and has been amplified now that there are drug mafias and war lords in power outside of Kabul. It is absolutely imperative for us to understand this issue and spread awareness about it. Here is a PBS documentary about Bacha Bazi. I strongly encourage you all to watch it and to share it with people you know. Here is a petition to build a shelter in which victims of Bacha Bazi can live and learn.
HOLY SHIT. literally.
i am going to reblog this once a day
da fuck did I just watch
praise Jesus.
(Source: blackwaxx)
The film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from the highest caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. WATER is a must see movie that will stir deep into your inner most emotions.
