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qat

Evergreen shrub with white flowers belonging to the staff-tree family, native to Africa and Asia. The leaves are chewed as a mild narcotic drug in some Arab countries. Its use was banned in Somalia 1983. (Genus Catha edulis, family Celastraceae.)
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For Yemenis, the mild narcotic qat is as much a part of the social fabric as an after-dinner drink in the West and, as with brandies, connoisseurs want the best varieties.
War deprives Yemeni elite of choicest chew by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The operations in recent days have also led to confiscations of weapons, munitions, firecrackers, qat, hashish and heroin.
AaeKingdom can beat off intrudersAAE by Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Byline: joanburnie QAT our engagement partymy fiancee and I stupidly got caught up in a sexgame.
Sex game at our engagement party; Just Joan by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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