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  • Taboo!

  • The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area
  • By: Fouzia Saeed
  • Narrated by: Ashlyn Kindberg
  • Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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Narrated by: Ashlyn Kindberg
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Summary

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.

©2013 Fouzia Saeed (P)2014 Blackstone Audiobooks
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