Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Child prostitution supermarket and oil sheikhs

"In Hyderabad, in southern India, Tasleem's story isn't uncommon. Since the 1990s, the city has been the hunting ground for men from oil-rich Arab countries seeking young, virgin brides — some as young as 11 or 12. The connection between the city’s poor Muslims and wealthy, older men from the Gulf countries was forged in the '70s and the '80s by expats from Hyderabad. The situation has worsened in the past couple of years, becoming a de facto child prostitution supermarket."