THE girls, dressed in marine-blue burqas, walk in small groups. The way they move in small, rapid steps, makes me curious to look at their feet. There's coquetry on show at the end of their legs. Some wear high-heeled shoes, others the thick and flat platform types. Sheer lacy stockings cover their feet vaguely revealing the paleness of their skin. Everyone wears tight long pants trimmed with ornamental threadwork.

The girls turn as they ent