Gender-Bending in Afghanistan...
Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts on 09 21st, 2010 | 11 Comments
Yesterday’s New York Times featured a story about “bacha posh:” girls and young women who dress up to pass as boys. Families that lack a son make one up.
Ten-year old Miina goes to school for two hours each morning, in a dress and a head scarf, but returns about 9 a.m. to her home in one of...