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“Never let anyone make you ashamed of a career path you chose.”
“But to me it was a jail and there was no treatment. Then someone from the U.S. Embassy came in and we spoke privately. He said he would get me out but not right away. After he left, those running the facility were so scared they asked my father to take me with him.
“So I left. I was then held captive in my father’s apartment with my mother who looked like she had lost 30 pounds and was very pale. All I saw was darkness in my dad’s eyes. I waited two weeks and then escaped and ran to the U.S. Embassy to see if I could get a flight back to the U.S.A.”
She did make it back—with help from her agent Morgia, whom she said had been calling the U.S. Embassy daily on her behalf.
Shortly after this, her father almost strangled her mother and he fled the country. Her mom has since returned to California and is safe.
Zarah would soon learn just how narrowly she’d managed to escape Dhaka. Barely a few weeks after she fled, the U.S. Embassy put out this warning statement: “The government of Bangladesh extended its lockdown (curfew) indefinitely, ordering everyone to stay inside except during announced breaks. The Bangladeshi Army has been deployed nationwide ... ongoing student demonstrations ... violent clashes in the city of Dhaka ... over 197 confirmed deaths and thousands injured ... guns, tear gas, and other weapons have been used in the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy. The situation is extremely volatile and unpredictable. Shelter in place if near affected areas.”
Her uncle, still in town, was able to briefly contact her family and he said the streets were a blood bath—and he personally saw two beheadings.
Zarah had just missed being trapped—and probably worse—in a country overturned by violent unrest. But she was now safe in the U.S.—and her appreciation of this freedom gave her the enthusiasm and determination to double-down on her choice of employment.
“I don’t regret doing porn—not for one single second,” she asserted. “It showed me who I really am. Everything happens for a reason. Never let anyone make you ashamed of a career path you chose. Always go for your dreams. Never give up on what you want in life. And for anyone who’s experienced anything like this before, you’re just a stronger person for it at the end of the day and can deal with whatever life throws at you next.
“If you want to be a slut on camera, then be a slut on camera!”
When she’s not working she says her passion is “folklore, anthropology and learning about cultures and legends.”