Dawah in the Red Light District (Holland) (2019-04-30) ​

## Description

This video is attempts to gauge public opinion on the legalisation of prostitution in Holland and attempts to raise awareness on some of the key issues relating to prostitution in Holland. For the most part, the arguments made in the video can be made through a liberal paradigm which is important as the overall aim is to get material changes in Holland.

Summary of Dawah in the Red Light District (Holland) ​

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discusses public opinion about the legalization of prostitution in Amsterdam, with a focus on the negative effects it has on women. It also provides a perspective on the Islamic perspective on the issue. urges viewers to think about the purpose of life and not to judge.

00:00:00 Dawah team visits the red light district of Amsterdam to gauge public opinion on the legalization of prostitution. They ask questions about women's rights and freedom, and discuss the issue of human trafficking. Most people interviewed believe that prostitution should not be legalized, citing concerns about exploitation of women.

• 00:05:00 Dutch researchers discuss the Pros and Cons of legalizing prostitution in order to reduce human trafficking. They argue that while human trafficking may increase in countries that legalize prostitution, the opposite is true in countries that criminalize prostitution.
• 00:10:00 The 1-paragraph summary of the video explains how human trafficking can happen when prostitution is illegal. also mentions how human trafficking is always wrong, and that if there is good enough evidence to prove that legalizing prostitution increases human trafficking, then it should be done.
• 00:15:00 Discusses public opinion about the legalization of prostitution in Amsterdam, with a focus on the negative effects it has on women. It also provides a perspective on the Islamic perspective on the issue. encourages people to go back to basics and think about what the purpose of life is, and reminds viewers that this is not a good time to judge.

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0:00:00 salam aliekum wa rahamtullah but i care0:00:02 - were here near the infamous red-light0:00:04 district and amsterdam and we're doing0:00:07 an experiment if you like getting0:00:09 people's opinion on the legalization of0:00:11 prostitution and what we will try and do0:00:13 is we try and gauge public opinion from0:00:15 our perspective obviously as Muslims0:00:17 right I mean we completely are against0:00:20 such legalization we're going to put a0:00:23 case forward to individuals today and0:00:27 ask them questions integrative questions0:00:29 thought-provoking questions but one0:00:32 thing should be registered and noted in0:00:34 the beginning of this is that the0:00:35 Prophet Muhammad sallallahu wasallam0:00:36 actually made a prediction and the0:00:39 prediction that he made was that there0:00:41 will come a time where people have0:00:43 intercourse with one another like0:00:45 donkeys in front of people in the public0:00:47 and he said in another hadith that as a0:00:49 result of that there will be a spread of0:00:52 diseases the like of which had not0:00:54 preceded the previous people so these0:00:56 were two prophetic predictions of the0:00:58 Prophet which we are seeing happen take0:01:01 place and what more emblematic a place0:01:04 for it to take place in this place here0:01:05 and I'm stance we're gonna be asking0:01:07 people about their views on a0:01:09 legalization prostitution we'll see what0:01:11 happens alright so we're we're just kind0:01:14 of trying to do some research0:01:15 obviously we're near the infamous0:01:17 red-light district and we're asking0:01:18 questions about what people think of0:01:21 with the legalization of prostitution so0:01:24 what's your opinion from this region I'm0:01:28 from the UK what do I think0:01:31 prostitution I don't I don't believe in0:01:36 legalizing prostitution because I think0:01:37 prostitution is wrong I think it's bad0:01:39 for society0:01:40 did your grades women so no no no one no0:01:43 one I'm a good Catholic girl so no again0:01:46 well I would have a lot to agree with0:01:48 you on then on that point yes I thought0:01:51 I thought we were yeah it's true it's0:01:54 true fantastic no I agree with you no0:01:57 it's very true and as we were kind of0:02:01 doing research on this matter we found0:02:02 that actually this is a very0:02:04 commodifying and objectifying kind of0:02:06 reality that women are actually putting0:02:07 themselves women and women are screaming0:02:12 to be0:02:13 respected and treated with dignity so0:02:15 where does the take the discussion about0:02:19 women and freedom and rights for women0:02:20 absolutely yes you ask more and more0:02:24 women not men about where they stand on0:02:26 that absolutely thank you very much for0:02:28 your time0:02:28 excellent all right0:02:38 so how you guys doing first of all we0:02:41 have a pretty good excellent as well0:02:44 he's doing the best because he's an0:02:46 excellent you guys said pretty good done0:02:50 excellent know every exit in there0:02:54 all right what are your names I'm Jamie0:02:57 Kern I'm Maxie I'm Olivia I'm from the0:03:00 UK originated thank you you too London0:03:03 yep so I wanted to ask you a question0:03:06 obviously this is quite controversial in0:03:08 almost all the world now about the0:03:10 legalization of prostitution so what are0:03:12 your opinions on the legalization of0:03:14 prostitution here in Holland since 20000:03:17 oh god I don't really know0:03:20 well if it should be legal that kind as0:03:23 well how are you from the UK yeah yeah0:03:25 you are doing a really good UK accent no0:03:29 the controversy surrounds and you guys0:03:32 can come on0:03:33 it's whether it should be criminalized0:03:35 here in the here in Holland there is a0:03:36 discussion about okay as well yeah yeah0:03:40 I don't think it should be criminalized0:03:42 and here at least you know you can see0:03:47 see the women in the doorway and you0:03:49 know they're doing well then are walking0:03:51 some sort of street corner but you have0:03:55 you have you tried anything with those0:03:56 women of you experimental yourself of0:03:58 you know no but but but like are they0:04:11 being exploited or not so so so so so0:04:14 that's what I do worry a wonder about0:04:16 ones remain I guess if okay no no I'm0:04:23 French I'm French0:04:24 yeah yeah and I think0:04:26 wants to go to the prostitutes are going0:04:28 so shouldn't be green eyes as well yeah0:04:32 some of the issues concern most0:04:34 personally to human trafficking so they0:04:37 so some say that yeah it's definitely0:04:39 mellitus0:04:39 I mean it's already criminal but the0:04:41 issue is that since it's been legalized0:04:43 here in Holland human trafficking which0:04:45 of which entails slavery like sexual0:04:47 slavery so on has increased so that's0:04:49 the main argument that they use for0:04:50 against it one of the main arguments is0:04:52 increased everywhere anywhere yeah so0:04:55 one of the studies that have been done0:04:56 in 2013 which is the effect of human0:05:02 trafficking prostitution on human0:05:04 trafficking which has been done by Eric0:05:07 Meyer and others and LSE University of0:05:09 you know in the UK and this is also0:05:12 published in the world development0:05:15 Journal that they say that actually0:05:17 countries generally which which0:05:20 legalized prostitution alongside the0:05:23 legalization increase in human0:05:24 trafficking as well0:05:25 and those countries like Sweden Sweden0:05:27 criminalized there and there's a0:05:29 decrease in human trafficking in that in0:05:32 that regard so having having those facts0:05:34 in mind does that change your opinion a0:05:35 little bit yeah it doesn't matter if it0:05:37 was gonna up increase human trafficking0:05:40 back home and definitely not it was kind0:05:45 of a mindset of saying that it would0:05:47 probably a forward ya know not make as0:05:50 many people on the street or so so yeah0:05:55 I did vaguely know about some of the0:05:58 issues with them with the legalization0:06:00 some of the arguments but III understand0:06:06 that yeah it could increase0:06:08 yeah human trafficking but where the0:06:12 prohibition is the right way of doing it0:06:16 or whether we need more education and0:06:19 more safeguards for women who do decide0:06:22 to do sex work if they are deciding to0:06:24 do sex work so so I don't think it0:06:28 should be criminalized because I think0:06:29 you should be able to if you want to pay0:06:32 for it if you want to sell it you should0:06:34 be able to do that but yeah I do you0:06:37 guys in a scenario which might be a bit0:06:38 weird all right this might0:06:40 I'm not sure if you're intending to use0:06:42 the services here and your holidays but0:06:45 what I was gonna say was that say for0:06:47 instance because you know in this0:06:48 country right you have to pay before the0:06:51 services are done all right so you have0:06:52 to actually pay the money before I0:06:53 obviously they've got buttons in there0:06:55 and stuff if they feel like they're0:06:56 being reps so if you have to pay for the0:06:58 services for instance right and you go0:07:00 in I mean you're young glad wherever0:07:02 maybe it's not gonna happen with you but0:07:04 you take off your shirt and you start0:07:05 getting ready and she says you know what0:07:06 I'm not attracted to you0:07:07 get out but she's already taken your0:07:09 money right so can you see the issues0:07:12 here I mean what would you do in that0:07:13 scenario well can you get a refund you0:07:16 can't get a refund you can't get0:07:17 everything well0:07:18 well I suppose fifty is it fifty euro0:07:22 zone how much is it must happen on the0:07:31 street when it's not well it's not like0:07:33 like legislature and probably much worse0:07:38 consequences happen they I guess it's0:07:41 the same kind of argument with weed like0:07:43 you know if you legalize it you can kind0:07:48 of measure the thing and you know that0:07:49 there is a physical substance being0:07:53 people and we're different yeah I guess0:07:56 you yeah I guess legislation is never0:07:59 really gonna take people's feelings into0:08:01 account0:08:02 I mean I suppose I suppose even though0:08:05 you are paying for it the woman doesn't0:08:07 have to really accept it so and so I0:08:10 understand that he pissed off my eight0:08:13 yeah but this is 50 pound 15 euros0:08:16 yeah you've wasted that money but you0:08:18 can't exactly force yourself on a woman0:08:21 because 50 euros okay how about how0:08:28 about this I mean for one more story0:08:33 another scenario so you say you've paid0:08:36 the money she's happy to have you you go0:08:37 inside this room you close the curtains0:08:39 or whatever is and then afterwards you0:08:41 start having intercourse you know three0:08:43 minutes in you know she starts saying0:08:46 get off me get off me right and then she0:08:48 starts saying that you raped she pushes0:08:50 the button she says you raped her0:08:51 because you didn't get off her as0:08:52 quickly as you should have0:08:53 now you see how that can be quite a0:08:55 challenging scenario0:08:57 how would you avert that I don't know I0:09:00 I've never been in that situation and I0:09:02 never hope I would be but yeah cuz that0:09:07 is really great you can't release sorry0:09:10 I don't know I don't I don't know I'm0:09:14 thinking here and and and yeah I mean I0:09:20 don't want any woman to be raped and and0:09:22 yeah issues with consent and things like0:09:25 that but but yeah that's real your mind0:09:31 thank you very much guys for for your0:09:34 for your contributions take care guys0:09:36 thank you take care yeah so as you guys0:09:41 have seen the main argument seems to be0:09:43 one of Liberty a woman should do0:09:44 whatever she wants to do if you want to0:09:46 sell the body you can sell the body if0:09:47 you want to buy it you should be able to0:09:49 buy it so it's one of freedom but the0:09:51 main challenges we've seen also has been0:09:52 one of restriction of freedom quite0:09:54 ironically as well because yeah you're0:09:56 increasing the freedom supposedly for0:09:58 one group of consumers and suppliers in0:10:01 the case of the prostitutes but you0:10:03 would be restricting the freedom of0:10:05 those people being human trafficked0:10:06 because the demand is increasing and of0:10:08 course because those people don't have h0:10:10 have a choice in the matter whatsoever0:10:13 so if something that you're doing the0:10:16 byproduct of which is an increase in0:10:18 slavery in society here in Europe the0:10:20 question is should we continue doing0:10:22 that thing or not but here when we go0:10:24 back to the issue of human trafficking0:10:25 though someone could argue though that0:10:27 if if you give because what it is is0:10:29 that's a different question it is it is0:10:33 the rules and legislation which huge0:10:38 which which shoots have a certain0:10:42 control in it when that's failing then0:10:46 you have the human trafficking and the0:10:50 abuse and misuse of the women so control0:10:56 it have put your focus as a government0:11:00 or as a police state or whatever all of0:11:05 that0:11:06 not under women from your experience and0:11:09 from your knowledge here in the country0:11:10 you know like when for example when0:11:12 women closed the curtains and they and0:11:14 they offer the service or whatever they0:11:16 are offering for X amount of minutes I0:11:17 don't know how it works0:11:18 yeah so when that happens um the concern0:11:22 here is that what happens in the closed0:11:23 room as well so for example if a woman0:11:25 is being raped there you have a button0:11:28 immediately there will be a a a please0:11:35 or whatever around so if that if they0:11:38 press the button and then the person who0:11:40 is the the one who is the alleged so the0:11:42 one who's being alleged of rape if0:11:45 they're if they deny the allegation so0:11:47 how do we resolve that kind of0:11:48 initiative that is legislation because0:11:52 it's a one on one situation right so and0:11:57 another question I've always wondered as0:11:59 well right so for example if someone0:12:00 because you have to pay before you get0:12:02 the service isn't it yes of course I0:12:05 don't like you it would walk away and0:12:07 say bye oh darling now yes so if the0:12:11 payment is done before the service right0:12:13 and the service is not provided so how0:12:18 can that be resolved our bad sales woman0:12:21 yeah so but doesn't that doesn't that0:12:24 mean that there's a miscarriage of0:12:25 justice in a sense because obviously if0:12:27 the payment is not provided so for0:12:28 example if you go inside and you pay the0:12:30 money right not yourself some ex person0:12:32 Tom goes in and pays the person right0:12:33 and he pays the and then the woman says0:12:36 you know what she looks at the person t0:12:37 takes off his shirt you know it doesn't0:12:39 look so good he doesn't want to continue0:12:40 with this she says get out of the room0:12:42 because Oh what what now what now it is0:12:44 it is you have to make two rules very0:12:49 clear how would you how would you uphold0:12:51 those rules I mean I'm just really0:12:53 wondering if you have to make that very0:12:56 clear but that's a business contract for0:13:01 that very moment and then that's not0:13:04 being followed then there's a wrong0:13:12 thing happening and then you have to0:13:15 press charges or whatever sue somebody0:13:17 trying I was think that would be quite0:13:19 difficult to prove oh thanks0:13:20 much fuel for your for your opinion what0:13:22 they found was that in 2013 well did0:13:25 this this study which is was entitled0:13:28 does does the leak the legalization of0:13:32 prostitution increase human trafficking0:13:33 I think that was the name of the study0:13:34 right and it was in World Development0:13:37 Journal right they found that when you0:13:40 criminalize prostitution what that does0:13:42 is it decreases human trafficking when0:13:45 you legalize it increases and they0:13:47 looked at more than one case study and0:13:48 it was it was pretty0:13:49 multi-disciplinarian and it's in the0:13:51 sense that it was more than one0:13:52 professor looking at it and so on so0:13:54 just on that fact alone do you think if0:13:56 that can be proven I mean human0:14:02 trafficking is all always it's wrong yes0:14:05 so we should stop that if it could one0:14:08 way or another and I'm not clear what0:14:11 it's it's it's I don't know the solution0:14:16 I see what you're saying and because0:14:18 what human trafficking is is really as a0:14:20 slavery isn't it so something has been0:14:26 there prostitution is always something0:14:28 that is there yeah even if it's very0:14:30 like in China well I walked out with0:14:33 Chinese people it's not allowed in China0:14:36 but it's a lot in China if I go there0:14:46 I'm very happy to get your opinion0:14:49 because you seem to be quite balanced at0:14:50 least in thinking that you know if0:14:52 there's good enough evidence then then0:14:54 it should be yeah thank you very much0:14:57 for that sir okay thank you take care0:15:00 all right so we've been able to gauge0:15:01 some public opinion and there are mixed0:15:03 as you would have expected mixed0:15:05 opinions here in in Amsterdam about the0:15:08 legalization of prostitution obviously0:15:09 for an Islamic perspective prostitution0:15:11 is one of the worst things you can do0:15:13 because it's objectifying0:15:15 commodifying women and it's putting them0:15:17 in a situation of you know desperation0:15:20 sometimes abuse they're very vulnerable0:15:22 and obviously we believe in the five0:15:24 objectives in the Sharia one of them0:15:25 being the protection of AB or the0:15:27 dignity of a human being and so we feel0:15:30 like sexual intercourse should only be0:15:31 done in the confines of0:15:34 you know ones private spaces but also in0:15:36 the institution through the institution0:15:37 for example of marriage and so from our0:15:40 perspective the case is quite clear I0:15:42 mean just imagine this I mean this is a0:15:44 place where you would see someone in the0:15:47 back here literally prancing around you0:15:50 know showing their bodies for display0:15:52 almost kind of similar to what you see0:15:55 in a butcher shop I mean you know slabs0:15:57 of me moving around I mean you got to0:16:00 think about a psychological state of a0:16:02 person who would be literally standing0:16:04 here with with red lights and so on0:16:06 published publicizing their bodies in0:16:09 order to make money really and that's0:16:11 how many times does one have to do that0:16:13 a day before it becomes taxing on the0:16:15 body taxing on the mind how many0:16:18 possibilities are there of abuse in that0:16:21 process how much things can go wrong how0:16:24 much aids can be spread how much STDs0:16:27 can be spread and this of course goes0:16:29 back to the prophetic tradition of0:16:31 Prophet Muhammad's and a lot of Salaam0:16:32 our prophet who predicted in the future0:16:34 that there will come a time where people0:16:36 will be having sex sexual intercourse0:16:38 like dunk like donkeys in public and0:16:40 then people will be doing it and not0:16:42 having anything to say about it and this0:16:44 society has acquiesced to a more to a0:16:47 high extent to this to this practice of0:16:50 prostitution to this practice of0:16:52 prostitution happening in this country0:16:54 despite the fact as we've mentioned that0:16:56 human trafficking has gone up forced0:16:59 labor has gone up sexual slavery has0:17:00 gone up and so on and so forth so I0:17:04 think I would leave everyone here today0:17:06 we're thinking about our purpose in life0:17:08 how do you become self actualized a0:17:10 human being is it by you know selling0:17:13 your body I mean something so price that0:17:16 should be aught to be potentially quite0:17:18 private to you your your your physical0:17:20 body giving that to as many men or women0:17:24 and unfortunately in the case of0:17:25 Amsterdam its men giving it to women for0:17:27 the most part which is of course a slap0:17:31 in the face to feminism which talks0:17:32 about equality as well but all of that0:17:35 being said what should we do I think we0:17:39 should go back to basics as human beings0:17:41 and think about what the purpose of life0:17:42 is and I think that the purpose of life0:17:44 is0:17:45 when you are in line with the divine0:17:48 will in line with your what you're going0:17:50 to do is even being in this world and I0:17:53 don't think it's this now before anyone0:17:55 judges I mean we didn't come here in a0:17:58 peak hour of peak time and we were0:17:59 directed by the locals of course to come0:18:02 to areas where there would not be any0:18:05 commodification public publicizing of0:18:08 bodies going on so with the hamdulillah0:18:11 I wouldn't see anything we ought we0:18:14 oughtn't not to have seen but it was an0:18:17 experience which showed me unfortunately0:18:18 the backward elements of European0:18:20 society and civilization which ought to0:18:22 be remedied by introspection frankly and0:18:26 intellection two things which are part0:18:29 of the European project and hopefully0:18:31 can continue to be so salam aliekum wa0:18:34 rahamtullah what i guess