Alcohol in Sudan

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Alcohol in Sudan has been broadly illegal since 1983, when the single-party Sudan Socialist Union passed the Liquor Prohibition Bill, making illegal the manufacture, sale, and consumption of any form of alcohol for the Muslim citizens of the country. [1] Alcoholic drinks have been banned since former President Jaafar Nimeiri introduced Islamic law, throwing bottles of whisky into the Nile in the capital Khartoum. On 12 July 2020, Sudan decided to allow non-Muslims to drink alcohol. [2]

Colonial government

During the period of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1899-1956), the British colonial government enacted several pieces of legislation limiting alcohol in the country:

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References

  1. Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban (15 October 2013). Islamic Law and Society in the Sudan. Routledge. pp. 281–. ISBN   978-1-134-54035-8.
  2. "Sudan to allow drinking alcohol for non-Muslims, ban FGM". Reuters. 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. Ahmad Alawad Sikainga (22 July 2010). Slaves into Workers: Emancipation and Labor in Colonial Sudan. University of Texas Press. pp. 160–. ISBN   978-0-292-78584-7.