Comments on: Gat, The Middle-East’s Bad Habit

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:21:50 +0000

In reply to Zaufishan. Smoking?

By: Miriam Kresh

Miriam Kresh — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:49:31 +0000

Go for it, Idris!

By: idris

idris — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:31:22 +0000

Salam,

Here in East London UK our local mosque Al-Huda, has told
The local community that Khat is Haraam. And that its destroying the
The local Community. I’m going to campaign for it to be outlawed

By: Zaufishan

Zaufishan — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:14:46 +0000

Even from a purely ethical perspective, gat is bad for being addictive, damaging to the environment and harmful to the health of those who use it.

This reminds me of the ‘paan’ chewing culture from Bangladesh and Pakistan, where betel leaves are wrapped with tobacco and chewed for its addictive flavour.

In the Islamic faith, anything that puts the environment, economy, health and well-being of people is “makruh” – disliked – and a bad, bad thing.