שאלה | Question: Who was Ali Mubarak?

Question: Who was Ali Mubarak?

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		A) A medieval Egyptian scholar who recommended hashish as a luxury good.
		B) An Egyptian writer and statesman in the early 19th century, representing Egypt’s emerging middle class and pushing for banning hashish in Egypt.
		C) A Muslim faqir from 18th-century India who wrote about “pimodan” gatherings.
		D) A British lord who founded the Club des Hashischins in France and became a colonial administrator in Egypt.

Explanation: In the lectures/reading, ‘Ali Mubarak appears as a leading figure of Egypt’s modernizing elite (minister of Education, Awqaf, and Public Works) who used European precedents to argue for prohibition. He explicitly cites Napoleon’s ban as evidence that even non Muslim authorities prohibited hashish, and asks why Muslims should not be the first to ban it—framing prohibition as part of a “civilizing/modern” reform agenda. (Reading: Kozma, Cannabis Prohibition in Egypt). Quote: “See how non-Muslim sects ban it! Should not the Islamic sect be the first to do so?”