Storyville - Prostitution Behind the Veil - Iran (Pt. 2)

BBC Four's Storyville looks at the plight of ordinary women in the Islamic Republic of Iran - those who are prostitutes, drug addicts, become 'Sighe' for wealthy men, those who are forced to sell their children - and how such activities are reconciled with, and often exacerbated by, Iran's strict Islamic law and image.

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News & Politics

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• Storyville
• Prostitution
• Behind the Veil
• Iran
• Sighe
• نكاح المتعة‎
• Iranian Women's Rights

[samm3004]

I m very deeply upset with whats happening there. That child does not deserve this.

[persianparsal]

@airiefaerie god aint gonna do shit!

we humans have to do something other than praying to make-believe crap!!!

[rakan111YT]

@shahinpar She is not Insulting the veil. Iran is. Iran is in is the same acute problem Saudi Arabia is in. Once you declare all your country Good and god abiding, you put yourself in the corner because as you said no country is. France and Holland have all shades of people, but neither country has considered itself "perfect" by forcing all to pray as ALL the country is God fearing. A prostitute or a druggie shouldn't be wearing a veil. That's where the problem is magnified.

[piecendfunable]

in Mina kheili badchance boode!

Shoharesh hata 1 bar ham bachasho nadide!

che bad!

Khob zaneke, chera waghti shoharet behem Heroine mide bekeshi, to nemigig na!!

age nemikeshid , halo roozesh in nabood!

Taze adam age mishe nadoone shoharesh chi karas, ja inke mootake ja na!!

kheili mashkuk mizane!

vali bainhal, unha laeghal age kar mikhastan, mitunestan begiran, ma ke motadam nistim, alcol ham lab nemizanim, doodi ham nistim!

behemun 1 kar nmeidan hata, betunim mofib bashim!

azamun kheili khite!

[tripoveronce]

When you think that you have all the worries in the World, there is always someone worse off than yourself.

I feel terrible and sad at these films. But, how lucky I have been over my 72 years, in this life.

[shahinpar]

Nahid porson has got a bias and wants to show bad things about Iran. Prostitution is everywhere from London to  Paris to Amsterdam and everywhere there is the same story "Poverty". Then what the fxxk it can have with the veil! if you hate the veil then make a movie about that and its reasons and history.

You are such a shame Nahid!

[yoitsgiook]

Damn, I felt so bad watching the kid in the car while they make their deal and hearing the guy saying she's not very attractive and therefor 5 dollars would be a better deal. Breaks my heart to even watch and listen to that.

[yoitsgiook]

@iluvpurplii One of the ladies mentioned her husband giving her heroin to smoke. So I'm assuming that they were smoking heroin. The way you would free base cocaine I guess.

[templarkc]

probably hashish or heroin

[iluvpurplii]

this is so sad... women have always been oppressed and unfortunately always will be. thts just life...

wat drugs were the 2 women doing?