Al Jazeera
The Case of Egypt
Off a major desert highway that connects Egypt’s capital to the coastal city of Alexandria, drug users gather at a hidden exit to score heroin, free from the prying eyes of the authorities.
Yasser, 25, has to drive 20km on the Alexandria highway to ensure his almost daily supply. One sharp turn to the left puts him on the series of unpaved roads that take him to his dealer.
Upon arriving, he finds a man dressed in Bedouin clothing armed with a rifle guarding two cars, one of which has an open trunk filled with bricks of heroin.
Yasser parks his car alongside 10 others packed with young men sharing syringes. He knows the meeting point is temporary.
“The place where dealers and users meet changes every month or so, and when they do, people learn of these new meeting points by word of mouth … so this stuff [heroin] is really not that hard to find,” he says.
Trap of addiction
Yasser represents the growing number of Egyptian youth who have fallen prey to drug abuse; he began using heroin three years ago.
According to Egypt’s National Council on Fighting and Treating Addiction (NCFTA), at least 8.5 per cent of the country’s population, or six million people, are addicted to narcotics. The majority of them are between 15 to 25 years old and the number of users is growing rapidly.
“I can’t physically function without it,” Yasser says, describing the drug rush as a pervasive warm and pleasurable feeling. But the sensation is temporary and comes at a price.
Shortly afterwards, he will succumb to the usual symptoms heroin addicts experience during withdrawal. [more]
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Hasheesh Drug Dealer House in Egypt
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Lebanon
Drug Growing in Lebanon
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Iran
Public burning of drugs and Public punishment of drug dealers in Somalia
Islam as a Solution to Drug Addiction
1. American embraces Islam to escape drugs
2. British embrace Islam to get away from drugs
3. Anti-Drug Nasheed (Islamic Song)
4. British Muslims Stand Up Against Drugs
This is Mohammed Shafiq Chief Executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, a leading Muslim organisation along with various friends and colleagues from United Against Drugs in Rochdale on BBC 5 Live report broadcasted in October 2007. The campaign was set up by young Muslims to confront drug dealers and clear the streets of Rochdale from drug dealers, the campaign goes on in Rochdale with United Against Drugs running self defence classes, More at http://www.ramadhanfoundation.com
5. Anti-Drug Rap Song by Rashid Bhikha
Anti Drug song performed by Rashid Bhikha, written by Abdul-Malik Ahmad of Native Deen from the album Allah Knows by Zain Bhikha Available to purchase at http://www.jamalstore.com
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