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| Indonesia: Prostitutes "Welcome" In Islamic Schools |
| 2007-03-21 |
| Jakarta, 21 March (AKI) - Five Islamic schools in the district of Jember, East Java, have said they are ready to welcome 169 prostitutes who will be forced to leave their homes, where they also work, by 1 April, the local press reported on Wednesday. The schools have reportedly offered the women a place to stay, a job, a small amount of money to start a new, different business and "moral guidance." The women operate in the red light district of Puger, which will be closed by the local administration - following the example set by other local governments in Jakarta and other parts of the archipelago that are scrapping the status of 'legally protected area' to such districts. Protected red light districts are known locally as 'lokalisasi' and are usually located in the largest cities of Indonesia where they often operate under the protection of the army, which is authorized in the country to seek self-financing business. "I'm not familiar with that insignia; what's your MOS, soldier?" "Whoremaster First Class, Sir!" "Carry on... say, do you take plastic?" The most famous lokalisasi is ‘Dolly’ located in Surabaya, the main city of East Java where approximately 1,600 prostitutes work. |
| Posted by:mrp |
| #8 Ethel! My cane! "Why [whap] here it [whap] is, Fred [whap] darling [whap]!" |
| Posted by: Steve White 2007-03-21 19:08 |
| #7 Ethel! My cane! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-21 15:28 |
| #6 Let me know how you explain that to the wife, Fred. That is, if you're able to use a phone afterward. |
| Posted by: Steve 2007-03-21 11:55 |
| #5 I could maybe put six or seven up at my place... |
| Posted by: Fred 2007-03-21 10:34 |
| #4 I worked in Indonesia for a while and saw some of what happens there. Those poor women have the worst of both worlds. If they go to the madrassas they'll soon be providing their old services, except under duress and for free. Plus, they'll be despised by the people who use them for providing those services. I could tell some stories... Islam is to religion what Orcs are to Elves. |
| Posted by: Mac 2007-03-21 08:05 |
| #3 TW. That culture won't give them the opportunity. I mean, it takes a special kind of culture to make Paris Hilton rich and |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-03-21 07:44 |
| #2 Ye, suicide bomblets. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-21 07:13 |
| #1 Do we expect these poor women to have the skills needed to go into a new, different business? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-21 07:10 |