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Daily Archives: July 20, 2007

The Qat, the Jambiya and the Nokia

YemenBy Bruce LymanJuly 20, 20072 Comments

There has to be a profound story in a heading like that. Sadly not here though. Qat, referred to below, is chewed by most. Even our government employed guide and escort (I am being polite – read “guard”) admitted to being hooked on the stuff and the only reason we did not see his cheeks…

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Chewing the Qat on a Sunday Afternoon

qat, YemenBy Bruce LymanJuly 20, 2007Leave a comment

Its the Sabbath, prayers are done (for a few hours at least) and the family has an afternoon to kill. In Sanaa, capital of Yemen, there are few leisure options up your sleeve. Many head down to the qat (chat) markets, pick up a few kilos of qat leaves then head for the hill. To…

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