Why Dubai’s Islamic austerity is a sham – sex is for sale in every bar
Témoignage d’un auteur (donc à prendre comme tel)
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/16/dubai-sex-tourism-prostitution?CMP=twt_gu
"It is impossible to estimate accurately the prostitute population of Dubai. The authorities would never give out such figures, and it would be hard to take into account the “casual” or “part-time” sex trade. One recent estimate put the figure at about 30,000 out of a population of about 1.5 million. A similar ratio in Britain would mean a city the size of Glasgow and Leeds combined entirely populated by prostitutes.
Of course, there are other cities in the world where the “oldest profession” is flourishing. But what makes Dubai prostitution different is the level of acceptance it has by the clients and, apparently, the city’s Islamic authorities. Although strictly illegal under United Arab Emirates’ and Islamic law, it is virtually a national pastime."