Photo courtesy of Fırat Uysal When the sun hits its peak, sweltering, above the arid desert, Moustapha Osman Ali, a resident of Djibouti city, kicks off his daily habit. It is not the second half of his daily job, nor his afternoon siesta. It isn’t even the cycle of prayers – common in the Islamic world – but rather chewing a flowering and tender green leaf known as qat. Sometimes the practice lasts up to 14 continuous hours a day. Devoting that much time to any social pastime can be counterproductive, but it is especially alarming when the indulgence […]
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