Friday, 13 January 2012

Sex workers: ‘Yes, we are sinners, but our life is an open book’ red-light area of Sukkur

SUKKUR: The first time, Shahida* felt like her body was being clawed upon by vultures. She was 15 then and new to the red-light area of Sukkur.
Since that first interaction Shahida feels like she has lost ownership of her body. “That day I lost everything, my ego, my self-respect…This body is now public property, it’s like a public bathroom, which people use and pay for.”

She was cheated from an early age. Shahida was 14 when her brother-in-law sold her to a pimp in Lahore’s

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