Khat Chews: a celebration of sociality
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Theresa May was the Home Secretary who decided to roll back decades of forbearance and impose a ban on khat. The decision led to the overnight disappearance of the mafrish, the gathering of khateurs, places where up to fifty men would come together to socialise around a shared pleasure, the chewing of khat. Discussing the sociality of the chew, the possibilities for
Khat was classified as a class B substance, putting an end to the argument that won the case was an association between khat and domestic abuse. It left thousands of khat users high and dry and was the end of the Mafrish, the gathering of khateurs, up to fifty men sitting together at a chewing session. Khat combined a low level psychedelic with a high stimulant and episodic euphoriant effect. The hindrance into global market lies in the form of delivery – bundles of twigs slowly masticated in the corner of the right cheek. The bolus spat out. Is there a chance for khat in ever breaking into global markets?
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