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The prostitutes live arduous lives under the constant threat of violence from their sahebs (“owners”) in relationships that can be likened to slaves and masters. Mental health problems and poverty have turned many of the women to prostitution, but the additional problems they face when they begin to reside in the citadel mean that many of them stay on and work far longer than originally intended.
The Redlight District of Old Tehran (Short History)
The prostitutes live arduous lives under the constant threat of violence from their sahebs (“owners”) in relationships that can be likened to slaves and masters. Mental health problems and poverty have turned many of the women to prostitution, but the additional problems they face when they begin to reside in the citadel mean that many of them stay on and work far longer than originally intended.