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| More on the Persian hookers... |
| 2002-07-29 |
| After more than two decades of subjecting kerbcrawlers to the lash, Iran's Islamic regime is thinking the unthinkable -- in the face of an explosion of street prostitution, it is floating plans to set up state-approved "decency houses." Conservatives, who still run the courts and security services, have been quick to slam the proposals as anything but decent, making it far from certain they will ever be put into practice. Cheeze. I can't think of any smartass remarks that are suitable for a family blog... The proposals being floated take advantage of a peculiar tradition of Shiite Islam, the majority sect here, which allows for "temporary marriage" or sigheh. Oh, this sounds good... Street prostitutes picked up by the religious police or other security forces would be given a choice — take the assistance of social services to give up their profession, or accept a placement in a state-sponsored "decency house" where they could contract temporary marriages with their clients. Customers would pay a dowry rather than a fee and would be able to set the duration of the "marriage contract." "Hey, bebby, how long a marriage can I get for a twenty-buck dowry?" The "decency houses" would not be open to any male — only those with identity cards proving they were bachelors, widows, or married to women incapacitated by physical or mental illness would be admitted. "My wife doesn't understand me." Does that count? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |