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  • June 2008

    • Afghan Sex Trade Thrives Despite Taboos

      Associated Press  |  Jun 15, 08 5:37 PM CDT

      Afghan Sex Trade Thrives Despite Taboos

      (Newser) - Sex is selling in Afghanistan despite Islamic laws that make prostitution punishable by death, the AP reports. At least 900 women do it in Kabul, but residents admit only to brothels full of Chinese prostitutes; to be a native Afghan hooker is "very, very bad," one expert said. But 30 years of war and poverty inspire many to try, despite their ignorance of condoms and AIDS. More »

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      Afghanistan  • prostitution  • Kabul  • child prostitution  • sex trade

  • April 2008

    • UK Balks at Hooters' Expansion

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 11, 08 7:21 PM CDT

      UK Balks at Hooters' Expansion

      (Newser) - Some Britons are choking on Hooters' plan to serve up another 35 locations in the UK, the Guardian reports. Britain has one so far, but feminists are already accusing the chain of importing misogyny and sexist entertainment with its chicken wings. "Without the sexualised waiters and the soft porn and sport on display, what would men go for?" one asked. "They can get better and cheaper chicken wings in KFC." More »

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      Great Britain  • restaurant  • sexism  • misogyny  • strip club  • Hooters  • sex trade  • sex industry  • stag parties

  • March 2008

    • Faithfull Shines in Irina Palm

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Mar 21, 08 10:31 AM CDT

      Faithfull Shines in Irina Palm

      (Newser) - Irina Palm , about a frumpy grandmother who resorts to prostitution so she can pay for her desperately ill grandson's operation, is winning over critics, both because of its unsentimental portrayal of the sex trade and because of the performance given by its star, singer/songwriter/actress and '60s icon Marianne Faithfull. More »

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      movie  • movie review  • prostitution  • health care costs  • independent film  • sex trade

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