שאלה | Question: The British in Egypt

Question: The British in Egypt —

שאלה #193623

		A) Saw the consumption of “white drugs” as a marginal problem compared to hashish consumption.
		B) Saw hashish as a serious problem that needed to be confronted forcefully.
		C) Supported the supply of hashish to Egyptian workers.
		D) Perceived hashish consumption in Egypt in the same way they perceived it in India.

Explanation: In the readings, British officials approached hashish in Egypt through interpretive frameworks they had already developed in India. Rather than treating Egypt as a completely unique case, they transferred colonial knowledge, assumptions, and administrative practices from the Indian context, applying similar moral, medical, and political understandings of hashish use. This continuity illustrates how imperial governance relied on circulating colonial expertise across regions. (Readings: Kozma; Ram). Quote: “British perceptions of hashish in Egypt were shaped by prior colonial experiences, especially those developed in India.” (Kozma, Cannabis Prohibition in Egypt, 1880–1939).