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Smoking and Cigarettes in Egypt
Some people divorce due to irreconcilable differences, others on adultery. But imagine being able to divorce your husband based solely on the grounds of his habit of smoking. Hard to believe, but this is quite possible in Egypt. In 2000, a fatwa was issued legitimizing divorce based on having a spouse who smokes. What exactly has caused the country to authorize such a decree in regards to smoking? In the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt has the highest consumption rate of cigarettes, smoking over 46,000 million cigarettes in 1999 alone (Economics of Tobacco in Egypt). Cigarettes and smoking in Egypt is like the sands of the Sahara, the both are inescapable and many smoke cigarettes as early as the age of 15. While the United States was experiencing a decline in the consumption of cigarettes in 1999, Egypt experienced an increased in consumption (tobacco education). What are the reasons behind this enormous smoking trend in Egypt? In Relli......

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