to khat. It's a bulky shrub smuggled in from Ethiopia and Kenya, and chewing its leaves can produce a euphoric high. But Jamal says it's not about that; it's about living life the Somali way.

Among those giving evidence was Mr. Hussein, the young Somali migrant who was able to kick his addiction. "I used to think khat was a leaf, just like chewing grass – animal antics," he says with ...

"You are a better man [chewing khat] than you were before because you can remember anything," says Abraham, fresh from Somalia. It creates big IQ." Says Abdi, another Somali, "You talk too much ...

It’s an oval-shaped, bitter tasting leaf that makes you chatty after chewing it ... which has a vibrant Somali community and is a key khat hub to other European countries, announced a ban ...

As county prosecutor, Klobuchar was a staunch defender of prosecuting khat in a case involving six Somali residents in Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis and its western and southern suburbs.

Sahra Farah, president of Somali Community Services of Seattle ... they do now. And even though chewing khat is accepted in many parts of the world, it isn't here and so people must abide by ...

This is mostly due to the growing Somali and Ethiopian communities ... and horse trank. Khat chewing in the Middle East and Eastern Africa Chewing khat is a part of social traditions in some ...

It was often chewed by Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian men ... men are not being good fathers as they chewed khat'. “And 'people who are chewing khat might, as a consequence, not be looking for ...