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'Without Dance, I Suffocate': Pakistani Male Dancer Challenges Pashtun Taboo


'Without Dance, I Suffocate': Pakistani Male Dancer Challenges Pashtun Taboo
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With his colorful costumes, swords, and twirling moves, Khanzada Asfandyar Khattak is challenging a taboo in conservative Pashtun culture that frowns upon male dancers. Originally from Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Khattak performs and teaches traditional dance that he says symbolizes "the universe in motion."

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