I recently went on a very promising trip in one of the districts in our area of responsibility. Sure there were plenty of poppies, but there were also some other crops for a change; mainly wheat and onions. Why onions? I am not sure…maybe there is an especially tasty onion bread available here. Given the lay of the land and the climate, it seems like it would be well suited to grapes (wine). But then again Islam forbids alcohol. But if poppies are ok, why not grapes… I digress. The important thing is that the people were actually growing something besides poppies.
The other nice thing about this particular trip is that, although fairly remote, it seemed a lot more affluent than any of the places that I had previously traveled. The locals seemed a little cleaner, the livestock a little plumper, and the buildings and roads in better repair. Well maybe not the roads.
This is a great question. You should know that COFFEE was once forbidden by Islam for the same reason Alcohol is forbidden; because it alters perception and physiology. Muslims could use it to cheat by suppressing hunger during fasting or suppressing sleep (and hunger) while praying.
So yeah, good question. I don't know. It's probably a matter of economics rather than religion.
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