Taboo!
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Taboo!

The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area

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eBook - ePub

Taboo!

The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area

About this book

Taboo!: The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area is a journey of discovery into the infamous red-light district of Lahore, Pakistan, known as the Shahi Mohalla (the Royal Bazaar) or Heera Mandi (the market of diamonds). The phenomenon of prostitution coupled with music and dance performances has ancient roots in South Asia. Regardless of the stigma attached to prostitution, it has for centuries given rise to many well-known performing artists. Here author Fouzia Saeed paints a more realistic picture of the phenomenon through the stories of the people living there: the musicians, the prostitutes, and their pimps, managers, and customers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Dedication
  7. 1 Shifting The Focus
  8. 2 Shahi Mohalla During The Day… and Night
  9. 3 A Ph.D. Girl In The Red Light Area
  10. 4 My First Contact In The Mohalla
  11. 5 An Alternate Road Into The Shahi Mohalla: The Musicians
  12. 6 The Stories Begin
  13. 7 The Unbreakable Link Of Oil and Water
  14. 8 Meeting The Greatest Pimp Of Our Times
  15. 9 New Year's Eve
  16. 10 Choices
  17. 11 Three Dancers
  18. 12 Pami's Family
  19. 13 In The Baithak
  20. 14 The Academy Of Performing Arts
  21. 15 A Visit To The Film Studios
  22. 16 Entangled Relationships
  23. 17 Meeting Laila's Father
  24. 18 Laila's Real Mother
  25. 19 More About Men
  26. 20 Kotha and Kothi Khana
  27. 21 Laila's Marriage
  28. 22 Nargis Is Better Off Not Marrying
  29. 23 Shattered Dreams
  30. 24 Moving Into The Mohalla
  31. 25 Miti Khanian
  32. 26 A Visit To Pami's House
  33. 27 Rat Jaga
  34. 28 Razia and Soni
  35. 29 Down Memory Lane
  36. 30 On Her Way To Becoming A Naika
  37. 31 The Only Option For Survivial
  38. 32 Searching For Clues
  39. 33 The Real Reasons: Conversation With Chanda and Faiz
  40. Epilogue
  41. About the Author