New evidence gathered among Somali refugees living in Eastleigh, Nairobi, shows miraa or khat can lead to serious mental health problems, especially when chewed in large amounts.A report published on Wednesday by the universities of Nairobi, Konstanz of Germany and Minnesota, US, and the Africa Mental Health Foundation provides new evidence that could boost recent calls by Muslim leaders to ban the trade of the product at the Coast.The researchers in a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, and which specifically targeted...
Ethiopia: the green gold drug of Ethiopia Khat is under threat
The European ban Challenges the Ethiopian green leafs call Khat export, While Ethiopian Government agencies and traders are lobbying to Export Rome and Romania to smuggle through European markets. The British ban – coming at a time of strained relations between the UK and Kenya – has only strengthened the crop’s position in Kenya itself. For decades, Meru has lobbied for government...
Khat consumers’ dilemma: Mafrash, Mosque or the British Pub?
Officially, Khat is illegal in the UK. The debate over the pros and
the cons of the ban is still raging not only in this country, but across
the world, particularly in countries where Khat is produced and
consumed
For the pro-camps, the UK government has done the right thing, which
should have been done long time ago. For them, their argument and the
voice of the families, addicts...
Beledi: A Khat type in Yemen
Beledi is one of the best types of Khat in Yemen.
A photo of 'Beledi Khat' ready to go to the market...
Yemeni khat chewers just don't want to quit
A Yemeni Guy Chewing
The Streets of Yemen's capital fill up at the end of a workday, nearly
every man crowding the ancient passages of Sana'a with a noticeable
bulge in his cheek, as if storing a small ball in his mouth. Yemen
ranks among the 10 most "food-insecure" countries in the world, with a
recent World Food Program study showing that nearly one-third of the
population of 23 million...
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