The Islamic injunction against extramarital sex adds to the complexities that prostitution has brought to Pakistani society. The Shahi Mohalla or Royal Locality is the most infamous flesh market of Pakistan which has existed through the centuries. In the process it has left an indelible impression on not only the social consciousness of Pakistan, but also on many arts like dancing and singing. This is a scholarly, yet sympathetic, analysis of an area no one admits to have visited, and which nevertheless flourishes under the eyes of the guardians of law and public morality.
The Islamic injunction against extramarital sex adds to the complexities that prostitution has brought to Pakistani society. The Shahi Mohalla or Royal Locality is the most infamous flesh market of Pakistan which has existed through the centuries. In the process it has left an indelible impression on not only the social consciousness of Pakistan, but also on many arts like dancing and singing. This is a scholarly, yet sympathetic, analysis of an area no one admits to have visited, and which nevertheless flourishes under the eyes of the guardians of law and public morality.
Fouzia Saeed, with a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Minnesota, has spent the past twelve years in positions related to the task of engendering social change in Pakistan, with organizations like National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, Aga Khan Foundation, and UNDP, Pakistan. She was a founder of the first private organization in Pakistan providing direct services to women in psychological crises, especially those related to rape and domestic violence.
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Preface Acknowledgements Glossary 1. Shifting the focus 2. Shahi Mohalla during the day and night 3. A Ph.D. girl in the Red Light Area 4. My first contact in the Mohalla 5. An alternate road into the Shahi Mohalla: The musicians 6. The stories begin 7. The unbreakable link of oil and water 8. Meeting the greatest pimp of our times 9. New year's eve 10. Choices 11. Three dancers 12. Pami's family 13. In the baithak 14. The academy of performing arts 15. A visit to the film studios 16. Entangled relationships 17. Meeting Laila's father 18. Laila's real mother 19. More about men 20. Kotha and kothi khanas 21. Laila's marriage 22. Nargis is better off not marrying 23. Shattered dreams 24. Moving into the Mohalla 25. Miti khanian 26. A visit to Pami's house 27. Rat jaga 28. Razia and Soni 29. Down memory lane 30. On her way to becoming a naika 31. The only option for survival 32. Searching for clues 33. The real reasons: Conversation with Chanda and Faiza Epilogue 2010 Bibliography Index
Preface Acknowledgements Glossary 1. Shifting the focus 2. Shahi Mohalla during the day and night 3. A Ph.D. girl in the Red Light Area 4. My first contact in the Mohalla 5. An alternate road into the Shahi Mohalla: The musicians 6. The stories begin 7. The unbreakable link of oil and water 8. Meeting the greatest pimp of our times 9. New year's eve 10. Choices 11. Three dancers 12. Pami's family 13. In the baithak 14. The academy of performing arts 15. A visit to the film studios 16. Entangled relationships 17. Meeting Laila's father 18. Laila's real mother 19. More about men 20. Kotha and kothi khanas 21. Laila's marriage 22. Nargis is better off not marrying 23. Shattered dreams 24. Moving into the Mohalla 25. Miti khanian 26. A visit to Pami's house 27. Rat jaga 28. Razia and Soni 29. Down memory lane 30. On her way to becoming a naika 31. The only option for survival 32. Searching for clues 33. The real reasons: Conversation with Chanda and Faiza Epilogue 2010 Bibliography Index
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