Interview of a University professor who had done her Ms thesis on Prostitution

Q What are your views on prostitution?

Ans. Prostitution is rampant and is increasing day by day and is something known as a necessary evil however as soon we make people aware that it maybe a necessity but it is  evil  then only can you cover the problems going around and its consequences to the society because it’s a menace. Now if u realize that a long time ago this prostitution industry was confined but after Zia ul haq came and banned it this inter linked to and grew into every street every vicinity and every society where very lucrative people, by lucrative I mean people who knew that they could make fast bucks on poor women who were helpless and had no place to go because they knew the society would shun the because they were either named as “QARI” and dishonorable because in a society we live in women are placed as second class and third class citizens and men rule the society so even if the poor women try to earn an honorable living is degraded and does not know where to go. So these are my views on prostitution A) that its increasing B) at an alarming rate and C) we need to do something about it pronto.

 Q) MAAM are you aware of the problems faced by these prostitutes like rape abuse, child prostitution and forced prostitution?

Ans)Yes, am aware of a lot of there problems because my MS thesis was based on “ women trafficking in Pakistan lead to prostitution and sex slave trade”. There are a lot of problems. I interviewed a prostitute and she told me that a man had taken her and she never knew but then she was forcefully raped by 6 men and she couldn’t do anything because she will be pointed at and they cannot even cry foul because it will go against them.

Q) So do you  think legalizing prostitution will help them solve there problems

Ans) look more then anything it’s an Islamic country we live in and since adultery is forbidden by Islam so legalizing it will mean we are going against Islam, so my own best bet would why don’t we get together and help the “sex slaves”. I call them “ sex slaves” why don’t we help them why don’t we educate them why don’t we give them an equal nationality an equal right because most of the prostitutes I interviewed asked me “ are you willing to give me an honorable living im willing to change.

Q) What if the government legalizes it will them help fight there case in they are raped just like you told us about the prostitute you interviewed and that under the zinnah ordinance they cant fight their cause ?

Ans) the past is done, don’t hold them accountable under the zinnah ordinance and lets begin completely fresh and new but look at this the other way to give such a status to women where they can hold their heads high and if a women is raped she can say that I have been raped and then she is not penalized and that we say no you were not posing you were applying for a US citizen ship. When a women says we don’t want to be married to this man and then they are buried alive and men say it custom. Men have this very cunning and wonderful ,wonderful  reasoning they switch between religion and culture where religion says this is TABOO they switch to culture and where culture comes in they switch to religion by anyway to justify their action. This has to be put a stop to but other way I don’t think prostitution can be legalized under Islamic law.