Posted on 05/06/2005 9:33:26 AM PDT by sully777
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian man who left his wife and two young children two years ago shocked his family when he returned home as an eunuch, wearing garish red lipstick, the Asian Age newspaper said Thursday.
After a fight with his wife, the jobless Nabiullah left his family in Hathipur town in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in the summer of 2003 to look for work, the paper reported.
During his absence, he got himself castrated and became a eunuch, earning money by singing and dancing, a common form of employment among India's ostracized community of eunuchs.
"I was always fond of singing and dancing, but felt suffocated in my body as a man," Nabiullah was quoted as saying.
His wife, Shama Parveen, fainted when he returned home late last month and now wants a divorce.
"I cannot live with this eunuch and subject myself and my children to social ridicule," she was quoted as saying.
Help promised for Mother who offered to sell eye Wed May 4, 2005 11:57 AM ET http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-05-04T155643Z_01_DHA294812_RTRIDST_0_ODD-BANGLADESH-WOMAN-DC.XML
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has pledged financial and other assistance to a woman who offered to sell one of her eyes for money, officials said Wednesday.
Abandoned by her husband, the 26-year-old Shefali Begum, mother of one baby girl, offered an eye for cash in a newspaper advertisement last month -- drawing attention from all over the world.
Individuals and charities at home and abroad responded quickly, offering to send money so Shefali would not have to sell her eye.
"The Prime Minister called Shefali Begum to her chamber on Tuesday and pledged her a package of government assistance including a home, free food ration and educational expenses for her daughter," a government official said.
"Shefali will now have protection from the state so that no human-organ buyers can approach her," he said.
The prime minister gave her a check of an undisclosed amount to deposit in a bank account and earn interest.
"I cannot disclose the amount, but it's a healthy amount, which will generate enough money to support Shefali and her daughter," said the official.
Bangladeshi men have been known to advertise their kidneys for sale for cash, but Shefali is the first woman in the country known to advertise an eye.
Nearly half of Bangladesh's about 140 million people live in poverty, unable to get two meals a day. Abandoned or widowed mothers are at the bottom of the economic heap.
Bangladesh law prohibits sale of human organ but allows donations to save lives. But donations outside the family often carry a price tag.
There is a Bill Clinton joke here somewhere......
Did he go by the stage name "Clay Aiken"?
He is now called "Dollar Nabiullah."
Or maybe "RupeePaul."
Keeping my eye out on the Asian castration scene *ping*
Already posted....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1397347/posts
He's now a 'nadless Nabiullah...
Nothing is ever the same. Look at my initial post for the clue. Much broader topic of losing parts.
Ick.
This is so true. My Indian friend just got married in India last month. She said a bunch of eunuchs crashed her wedding reception, begging for food and money.
I guess too many appendages could do that to a guy.
"Holly came from miami f.l.a.
Hitch-hiked her way across the u.s.a.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her leg and then he was a she
She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
Said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side..." [Snip-ouch!]
--Lou Reed Walk On The Wild Side
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