Beneath the Veil

Prostitution involving Indonesian workers is rampant in Saudi Arabia.

November 23, 2004

THE woman's voice is obviously deliberately flirtatious. "Still in my twenties, don't worry. Guaranteed still hot," she said about her present age. Her dialect indicates that she comes from the north coast of West Java. She calls herself Dina.

The sun has just set on the largest international city in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, when the conversation takes place. "Pick me up or should I go straight to the hotel?" she asked coyly.

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