Prostitution in the UAE

Prostitution is not unknown in the UAE. Here are several local stories:

• Indian women in forced prostitution
• Nine Filipina women arrested
• Three Uzbek women sentenced to year in jail followed by deportation
• Nonpayment for services
• and much, much more at Secret Dubai diary

A couple of economics blogs I follow happen to have posts this week on prostitution. Lynne Kiesling at Knowledge Problem posts on the regulation of prostitution. And Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution posts on the value of pimps.

UPDATE: Police strategies that turn street prostitutes into careerists.