Passionate eye: Prostitution in Iraq [merged]

[gypsy121]

The CBC has a documentary about prostitution in Iraq on the Passionate Eye at 9PM tonight.

One line from the description of the film:
"The filmmaker often took great risks to follow Minna and Fariba as they sought out customers—men who would often marry them briefly, so as not to violate the laws of the Koran by having extramarital sex."

Religion is just one hypocrisy after another. I don't mean to single out Islam...in this regard they are all the same.

On a simliar topic I read this somewhere recently (I hope it wasn't here). There is a bumper sticker that reads: "I also have an imaginary friend, but mine isn't named Jesus."

gypsy

 

[t8rs]

Passionate Eye: Prostitution Behind the Veil

This should be an interesting watch:

http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/index.jsp?program=Passionate+Eye

Monday, February 21, 2005, 9:00 p.m.
Prostitution Behind the Veil

For over a year, director Nahid Persson filmed the everyday lives of two young female prostitutes as they eked out a living in a country where the profession is banned. The filmmaker often took great risks to follow Minna and Fariba as they sought out customers?men who would often marry them briefly, so as not to violate the laws of the Koran by having extramarital sex. The two women are good friends and neighbours, who have experienced the widespread mistreatment of women and the double standards that permeate Iranian society today.

In the '80s, documentary filmmaker Nahid Persson fled Iran for Sweden. When she returns 17 years later, she finds the divisions between the classes greater than ever, unemployment has skyrocketed and widespread disillusionment provides a lucrative market for an elderly man, Habib, who sells prophecies on the streets. Persson decided to film this "prophecy merchant" and his customers. And when she went with him to his run-down house, she was both shocked and intrigued to discover he shares his accommodation with Minna and Fariba, who are also heroin addicts.

Putting herself at great risk, Persson manages to film Minna and Fariba's customers. She even gets into cars or apartments where they discuss what services the girls are prepared to provide and what it will cost. Their children are their constant companions, and on one occasion one customer looks after Minna's child while another man has sex with her in an adjoining room. Many of the women's customers find a way to buy sex and still comply with Muslim law: they marry with the women in what is called 'sighe'?a temporary marriage legal in Shia Islam. 'Sighe' can last from two hours up to 99 years. In the documentary, both Minna and Fariba undergo 'sighe' with customers. Habib offers his perspective on temporary marriages: to him, 'sighe' is a way of helping miserable women - an act of mercy done in the name of Allah.

 

[crazy_ivan]

Didn't I read about this on here earlier today? It is probaly easy to do a bait and switch with the girls dressed that way...

ivan

 

[papasmerf]

Yup, research.

 

[zzap]

I think we found the weapons of mass COCK destruction.

 

[Berlin]

Religion is just one hypocrisy after another. I don't mean to single out Islam...in this regard they are all the same.

Agree.

Although I've been aware of the existance of sp's within Muslim culture for years, the " mistress for a day/week/month thingy " was an eye opener.

The scene in which the sw chased the dragon in front of her kid was just heart breaking.

 

[hjwolf69]

it airs again tonight at 10pm on CBC, channel 23:
http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/behindtheveil.html

 

[pool]

thanks hj

I try to catch the 'passionate eye' regardless, but I'm so scatterbrained, I forget what nights it's on.

 

[djk]

Religion is just one hypocrisy after another. I don't mean to single out Islam...in this regard they are all the same.

gypsy

Don't you mean some of the followers are?