I just ran across the quote below. Behruz is an Iranian journalist (now in exile) and an ex-Moslem. The web site is for ex-Moslems to write polemics against the faith. Because of the political agenda of both Behruz and the site, this statement can't be taken completely on his word, but I have no reason to doubt the basic accuracy:

Some years before the [Iranian] revolution, when I was traveling the world as a journalist and correspondent for the Iranian radio and television, I had a job for few days in the United Arab Emirates . I met a great man of knowledge and dignity, who later Khomeini ordered his execution, in a wedding. This was not a normal wedding and such weddings unusually take place secretly. But this one was an exceptional one. The sheikh was marrying a boy; a young boy aged eleven. Some one felt we need an explanation. He told us that it is normal for important sheikhs to have a few boys in their Harem. Of course the boys were castrated before. And to make the problem better understood, he recited two verses from Koran.

“And there shall wait on them young boys of their own, as fair as virgin pearl. " 52:24 And

“They shall be attended by boys graced with eternal youth who to the beholders eyes will seem like sprinkle pearls." 76:19

Recently some event happened in Egypt . The Islamic court is prosecuting thirty young homosexuals as homosexuality is prohibited in Islam. One wonders, if it is prohibited, then why Allah promises the believers boys? Reason is simple. In Islam homosexuality is prohibited but pedophilia and pederasty are not. In another words, the sex between two consenting adults is a sin but between an adult and a child is okay.

http://www.faithfreedom.org/Testimonials/behrouz.htm

Actually beardless eunuchs without balls are not considered to be male in many cultures and therefore a relationship between them and a real man (macho hombre con huevos) is not considered to be homosexual.

I beleive that dev is correct...

As I have witnessed at first hand, pederasty is actually rife in many Islamic countries, where heterosexual sex outside marriage is considered unthinkable. Many relatively financially comfortable men possess 'houseboys' in their households, and not only to perform menial chores but also to help relieve sexual frustrations.

The situation in Pakistan, for example, is summarised in my story here entitled 'The Monster of Lahore'.

PUEROS

yes but was the monster of lahore not given a sentance to end all sentances was he not to be killed by like hang drawen and quarterd

Somewhat related to this, if you find this interesting, check out this book: Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies of African Homosexualities by Will Roscoe and Stephen O. Murray.

This book is very fascinating and accessible, easy to read. It really surprised me how very common gender variance and pedaresty is/was in African countries/societies (particularly gender variance, how accepted and normal it seems to be in these societies).