new net May 17, according to the Broadcasting British Corporation (BBC) website reported that a woman in Tanzania was forced to Livelihoods, women disguised as men's mines to look for precious stones for 10 years. Her disguise as a man was so successful that she had to disclose her true gender until she was accused of rape.
reported that Pili Hussein was growing up in a big family in Tanzania, although she had little worry about her clothes from a young age, but she was not happy to look back on her childhood. After marriage, she had a worse life. At the age of 31, pili left and liked to beat her husband.
to make a living, she went around to a small town, Maryland, at the foot of Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. This is the only place in the world that produces precious stones - Tanzania.
Tanzania produces very little and is more popular with buyers in the international market than diamonds. (photo: Agence France-Presse)
Tanzania is a blue or purple blue gemstone. In 1967, this gem was first discovered in the Maryland mine in Arusha, Tanzania, and later became one of the world's most precious stones. Because of their limited production, this gem is very expensive, which is comparable to that of diamonds. "
" she said, "women are not allowed to go down the mine. I find fat pants, cut them into shorts, and look at them like men. I won't fight in the hole, just as bold as men.
in order to make herself more like a man, she changed her name.
"everybody calls me uncle Hossain. I didn't tell anyone that I was actually named pili. Now you go to the mine, you have to find me, and you have to find uncle Hossain. "