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In Tahmima Anam's novel 'Uprising,' an island of sex workers fights back

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Tahmima Anam about her novel "Uprising." It's about sex workers on a Bangladesh island who stage a revolt.

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Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.