Alcohol in Sudan
Alcohol in Sudan has been broadly illegal since 1983, when the single-party
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:
- 1899: prohibited import and sale without a license[3]
- 1903: prohibited production and sale of all alcoholic beverages without a license, including traditional brews like marisa (millet beer)
- 1919: prohibited production, sale, or possession of araqi (date gin) or marisa without a license
References
- ISBN 978-1-134-54035-8.
- ^ "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.
- ISBN 978-0-292-78584-7.
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