| ID | 105015 |
| Title Proper | Cannabis prohibition in Egypt, 1880-1939 |
| Other Title Information | from local ban to league of nations diplomacy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kozma, Liat |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines Egypt's stance on cannabis prohibition, from the 1870s ban on cultivation and consumption, to the role Egypt played in the international ban on traffic in cannabis, in the 1924-25 International Opium Conference. Relying on Egyptian polemic writing, British correspondences and League of Nations documentation, this article argues that elite concerns with national modernity, rather than merely British colonial interests, motivated Egyptian drug policy and diplomacy. This article further demonstrates the effects of the Egyptian ban on consumption, as well as on production - across and beyond national borders. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 47, No. 3; May 2011: p443-460 |
| Journal Source | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 47, No. 3; May 2011: p443-460 |
| Key Words | Egypt ; Local Ban ; Islamic Jurists ; Islam ; National Border - Egypt ; Border |