MANAMA, Bahrain – Where does one buy lingerie, sex toys and ointments designed to enhance female sexual pleasure in a Gulf region which frowns on open displays of sexuality?

From a lady in a traditional headscarf, of course.

Khadija Ahmed’s sex shop has survived against all odds and some particularly intense scrutiny from customs officials since it opened in Bahrain in 2008.

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Ahmed’s shop, a rare sight in the region, sells a wide range of lingerie, creams to delay male orgasm and sex toys out of the tiny Khadija Fashion House south of Manama or through her website to customers across the…