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In old times, most of the Kanjar people used to live in jungles or forests. They used to hunt wild animals to eat and also keep some goats, cows and [[Water buffalo]]es for their meat and milk.<ref>Rose</ref> Many of them still live like nomads, moving from place to place but some have started to live in towns and cities. Some of them are [[Hindu]] and some are [[Muslims]]. They are mostly very poor people and do all the dirty jobs that rich people won't do. | In old times, most of the Kanjar people used to live in jungles or forests. They used to hunt wild animals to eat and also keep some goats, cows and [[Water buffalo]]es for their meat and milk.<ref>Rose</ref> Many of them still live like nomads, moving from place to place but some have started to live in towns and cities. Some of them are [[Hindu]] and some are [[Muslims]]. They are mostly very poor people and do all the dirty jobs that rich people won't do. | ||
In [[Lahore]], Pakistan, and in parts of Kashmir, many Kanjar women are sold by their families to become [[Prostitution|prostitutes]]. They go and live in [[ | In [[Lahore]], Pakistan, and in parts of Kashmir, many Kanjar women are sold by their families to become [[Prostitution|prostitutes]]. They go and live in [[brothel]]s in the [[Heera Mandi]].<ref>[[Fouzia Saeed]], 'Taboo: The Hidden Life of a Red Light Area' pub Karachi, Pakistan: Oxford UP,2001</ref> Many men will go there to have sex with these poor women for money, but no one will marry them. They think they are 'unclean' or bad.<ref>Fouzia Saeed</ref> | ||
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