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1 | Yemen: January 12, a Day Without Qat | Yemen : Andro tsy hihinanana katy ny 12 janoary |
2 | This post is part of our special coverage Yemen Protests 2011. | Ny katy dia zavamaniry maintso be ravina manome hery mitovy amin'ny amphetamine ary sokajian'ny OMS ho zavamahadomelina. |
3 | Qat is a green leafy plant containing an amphetamine-like stimulant, classified by the World Health Organization as a drug of abuse. | Fitsakotsakoan'ny ankamaroan'i Yemenita saika isan'andro izy ity, na lahy na vavy. |
4 | It is chewed by the majority of Yemeni men and women for hours, almost daily. | Ny tena mampalahelo dia misy ankizy aza efa mitsako azy sahady. |
5 | Sadly sometimes even children chew it. It is an addictive social habit and a rather expensive one considering that 45 per cent of the population live below the poverty line. | Efa zary fahazarana eo amin'ny fiaraha-monina izany fomba izany ary efa lasa miankin-doha aminy ireo mpitsako azy satria 45% ny mponina no miaina ao anatin'ny fahantrana. |
6 | As I point out in my blog: | Araka ny efa nomarihako tao amin'ny bilaogiko: |
7 | Qat has become an epidemic in every Yemeni household and has detrimental effects on Yemen's agriculture, economy, health and society. | Hanin'ny tokantrano Yemenita rehetra ny katy ary misy fiantraikany ratsy eo amin'ny fambolena, ekonomia, fahasalamana ary fiaraha-monina any Yemen. |
8 | Massive time and resources are wasted to chewing this cursed plant, paralyzing Yemenis to think or work towards building Yemen. | Very fotoana sy very vola ny olona eo am-pitsakoana ity zavamaniry ratsy ity, ary voasakany tsy hieritreritra hiasa sy hanangana Yemen vaovao ireo mponina any an-toerana. |
9 | This video posted on YouTube by FeatureStoryNews1 shows the role of Qat in Yemeni lives and it's damaging impact: | Ity oronantsary ao amin'ny YouTube ity izay nalefan'ny FeatureStoryNews1 mampiseho ny anjara toeran'ny katy eo amin'ny fiainan'ny Yemenita sy ny fiantraikan'izany: |
10 | The revolution of change which has been raging for 11 months against the 33 year political rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh and his regime, spreading to fight corruption in the governmental and public institutions, has now also spread to society in an attempt to fight Qat. | Nisy ny fanoherana tany Yemen tato anatin'ny 11 volana izao, nanoherana ny filoha teo aloha Ali Abdullah Saleh sy ny fitondrany nandritra ny 33 taona, fanoherana nikatsahana fiovana sy nitarina tamin'ny ady amin'ny kolikoly teo anivon'ny governemanta sy ny sampan-draharaham-panjakana rehetra, nisy fiantraikany eo amin'ny fiaraha-monina any an-toerana raha tarafina amin'ity ady atao amin'ny katy ity. |
11 | A social media campaign on Facebook and on Twitter, which was started by Hind Aleryani, a Yemeni activist who lives in Lebanon, aims to make January 12, 2012, a day without Qat in Yemen. | Fanentanana tao amin'ny Facebook sy tao amin'nyTwitter, natombok'i Hindi Aleyryani, Yemenita mipetraka any Liban, no nanaovana ny andro 12 janoary ho andro tsy hitsakoana katy any Yemen. Noraisin'ny olona izany finiavana izany na tany an-toerana izany na manerana ny tany mihitsy aza. |
12 | The initiative was widely welcomed worldwide and in Yemen by many Yemenis on Twitter and Facebook, who joined and promoted the campaign, including Noble Peace Prize Laureate and Yemen's leading activist, Tawakkol Karman who used the campaign logo as her personal profile photo on Facebook and tweeted a link to her Facebook page supporting the campaign. | Yemenita maro no nanjohy ny twitter sy ny facebook tamin'ny fanentanana ary nanaparitaka ity hevitra ity. Anisan'ireny i Tawakkol Karman nahazo ny loka Nobel ho an'ny fandriampahalemana sady mpitolona Yemenita, izay nampiasa ny facebook ary nanisy rohy tamin'ny twiiter ho mariky ny fanohanany ny hetsika. |
13 | @Dilmunite posted a well written and researched article about Qat on Bikya Misr. | @Dilmunite nandefa tao amin'ny Bikya Misr lahatsoratra fandalinana iray hahafantarana ny momba ny katy. |
14 | The campaign was immediately endorsed by Yemeni activists, bloggers, journalists, other Yemeni Facebook pages, including this Facebook page called “Yemen without Qat,” [ar] which had been set up since June calling for an end to Qat consumption. | Notohanan'ny Yemenita ny fanentanana, bilaogera, mpanao gazety sy pejy maro tao amin'ny facebook an'ny Yemenita no nahitana izao lohateny izao “Yemen tsy misy katy,” [ar] Nisokatra io pejy io efa hatramin'ny volana jona hitarihana ny olona tsy hitsako katy intsony. |
15 | Yemeni TV news channel Suhail, online news source Almasdaronline, as well many in Yemen, including the youth in Freedom Square in Taiz and Change Square in Sanaa, also supported the campaign. | Ny fahitalavitra yemenita iray, Sulhail, sy ny gazety an-terinety Almasdaronline, ary ireo tanora marobe izay nankeo amin'ny Kianjan'ny Fahafahana ao Taiz sy teo amin'ny Kianjan'ny Fanovana tao Sanaa (toerana nisian'ny fanoherana 2011) no nanohana ny fanentanana. |
16 | Activist SadekMaktary, who is based in Taiz, and one of the campaign organizers, along with Ammar Mojalli, uploaded on his YouTube channel a video he made documenting people's testimonies in support of the campaign: | Ilay mpitolona SadekMaktary, mipetraka ao Taiz sady anankiray amin'ireo mpikarakara ny fanentanana miaraka amin'i Ammar Mojalli, no nandefa oronantsary ao amin'ny YouTube, izay nataony ihany hanehoana ireo fijoroana vavolombelona nataon'ireo olona manohana ny hetsika : |
17 | This photo taken and posted on Facebook by Jalal al-Samei shows the youth in Change Square carrying posters printed and distributed by CCYRC (Coordinating Council of the Youth Revolution of Change), who also endorsed the campaign: | Ity saripika ity dia hita ao amin'ny Facebook nalefan'i Jalal al-Samei mampiseho tanora eo amin'ny Kianjan'ny Fanovana mitondra sorabaventy nozarain'ny Mpanolontsainan'ny Mpandrindra ny hetsiky ny tanora ho amin'ny fanovana, izay manohana ny fanentanana ihany koa: |
18 | Youth in Sanaa's change square endorse the #NoQatJan12 campaign | Tanora ao Sanna manohana ny fanentanana ny #NoQatJan12 (12 janoary tsy misy katy) |
19 | @brrhom, who lives in Sanaa, noticed the willingness for people to change after the revolution and tweeted saying: | Tanora ao Sanna manohana ny fanentanana ny #NoQatJan12 (12 janoary tsy misy katy) |
20 | Yemenis willingly incredibly interact with #NoQatJan12 campaign. | @brrhom, monina any Sanaa, nanamarika ny finiavana ho amin'ny fanovana taorian'ny fihetseham-bahoaka: |
21 | | Manohana ny fanentanana #NoQatJan12 campaign (12 janoary tsy misy katy) tsy nisy noterena sady amin'ny fomba tsy takary ny saina ny Yemenita. |
22 | Indeed, everything changed since the revolution started | Mazava ho azy, niova ny zavatra rehetra hatramin'ny nanombohan'ny fihetseham-bahoaka. |
23 | And this is a Storify collection I made of Twitter reactions to Qat and to the event. | Indro pejy ao amin'ny Storify namboarina avy amin'ireo fanehoan-kevitra tao amin'ny twitter momba ny katy. |
24 | Journalist @nelsherif wrote describing some of the activities planned for today: | Ilay mpanao gazety @nelsherif namaritra ny sasantsasany amin'ny hetsika natao androany toy izao: |
25 | Yemenis organize “a day without khat” to fight corruption “>http://bit.ly/w6rPEb #in #noqatjan12 #yemen | Manomana “andro tsy misy katy” ny yemenita hiadiana amin'ny kolikoly“>http://bit.ly/w6rPEb #in #noqatjan12 #yemen |
26 | @WigdanGuneid, who lives in the US, designed the logo of the campaign: | @WigdanGuneid, mipetraka any Etazonia no namorona ny sary famantarana ny fanentanana: |
27 | This is her poster, which reads [ar]: “I am a Yemeni, who wants change and will not chew Qat on January 12″: | Ity ny petadrindrina nataony milaza hoe [ar]: “Yemenita aho, mitady fiovana ary tsy hitsako katy amin'ny 12 janoary”: |
28 | #NoQatJan12 campaign logo | Fango #NoQatJan12 |
29 | Her proud father and prominent activist @alguneid tweeted: | Ny rainy @alguneid nanoratra tao amin'ny twitter: |
30 | Our arts album by @WigdanGuneid 4 #NoQat12Jan is building up p.twimg.com/Aicpf56CAAAmdq… p.twimg.com/AiWelVVCMAAHmn… | Efa an-dalana ny fanatontosantsika ny rakitsary @WigdanGuneid 4 #NoQat12Jan (Tsy misy katy ny 12 janoary) p.twimg.com/Aicpf56CAAAmdq… p.twimg.com/AiWelVVCMAAHmn… |
31 | @FozYaya designed another poster which he tweeted: | @FozYaya nanamboatra sary famantarana hafa ary niresaka tao amin' ny twitter koa: |
32 | #NOQatJan12 pic.twitter.com/zYM5CbOX | #NOQatJan12 pic.twitter.com/zYM5CbOX |
33 | This is his poster: | Ity ny sary nataony: |
34 | Say No to Qat by Fawzi Yahya | Mitenena Tsia ny Katy hoy i Fawzi Yahya |
35 | @FozYaya also made a video which he posted on his YouTube channel showing how Yemenis were capable of change and calling on them to stop chewing for one day, the 12th of January: | @FozYaya nanao oronantsary izay nalefany tao amin'ny YouTube hanehoana ny fahafahan'ny Yemenita hiova ary mitaona azy ireo hanokana ny andron'ny 12 janoary ho andro tsy misy katy: |
36 | @ameerah1yemenia, who lives in the US, tweeted her support: | @ameerah1yemenia, monina any Etazonia naneho ny fankasitrahany ny hetsika: |
37 | #SupportYemen #NoQatJan12 #No2Corruption #Yemen | #SupportYemen #NoQatJan12 #No2Corruption #Yemen |
38 | Doctor and activist @ichamza sarcastically tweeted: | Ilay mpitsabo @ichamza nanoratra tao amin'ny twitter: |
39 | Dont chew qat for one day! the mouth & Throat cancers can wait! | Aoka tsy hitsako katy isika 1 andro fotsiny ! Afaka miandry ny homamiadan'ny vava sy ny traotraoka ! |
40 | #Yemen #NoQatJan12 | #Yemen #NoQatJan12 |
41 | He added: | Nampiany hoe: |
42 | I dont think Qat is the worst issue in #Yemen! but believe it is not making anything any better! | Heveriko fa tsy ny katy loatra no tena olana goavana aty#Yemen! Minoa ahy ianareo fa tsy dia hahatsara zavatra akory izany! |
43 | & wastes resources #NoQat12Jan | Fandaniam-bola sy fotoana fotsiny#NoQat12Jan |
44 | @Afrahnasser, Yemen's leading blogger, currently residing in Sweden tweeted how time was wasted by Qat: | @Afrahnasser, blaogera Yemenita fanta-daza monina any Soeda, nikajy ny fotoana lany avy amin'ny katy: |
45 | An average citizen in Yemen wastes 8 hrs in searching money for qat, another 8 hrs in chewing qat & the rest 8 hrs in sleeping @NoonArabia | Yemenita anankiray mandany adin'ny 8 hitadiavana vola hamidy katy, adin'ny 8 hitsakoana azy, ary ny adin'ny 8 farany hatoriana @NoonArabia |
46 | She pointed also how it is a hindrance to development: | Notsipihany koa fa ny katy dia mampikatso ny fandrosoana: |
47 | People of #Yemen have the greatest potential to become one of the most developed countries but qat is 1 of the obstacles :( #NoQatJan12 | Manana fahafahana hahatonga azy ho ny anankiray amin'ny firenena mandroso indrindra i Yemen, fa ny katy no sakana voalohany mampikatso azy:( #NoQatJan12) |
48 | @Samwaddah, an activist living in Canada, also made a video which he posted on his YouTube channel highlighting a very dangerous issue, the habit of Qat being passed to children, which many parents in Yemen seemingly ignore or are unaware of. | @Samwaddah, monina any Kanada, nampiseho sary mihetsika koa ao amin'ny YouTube, hahafantarana ity olana goavana ity dia ny fahazaran-dratsy mitsako katy ary mbola hampitaina koa izany amin'ny taranaka mandimby. Olana izay tsy dia fantatry ny ray aman-dreny maro na tsy raharahany fotsiny izao. |
49 | This is the video: | Ity ny sary mihetsika: |
50 | The campaign was a collaborative effort of many people tapping on keyboards, behind screens, on who deeply care about Yemen's well being, transcending to people in the streets of Yemen who made it a reality. | Vokatry ny fiaraha-miasa teo amin'ny olona marobe ny fanentanana, olona izay miasa tsy tapaka eo anoloan'ny solosainany ary mihevitra ny hahasoa ny Yemenita. Nahavita nandefa hafatra tiany hampitaina izy ireo, teo amin'ny olona izay mahita ny zava-misy marina eny an-dalana eny. |
51 | It is also one amongst many steps in a challenging mission to eliminate Qat in Yemen. | Vokatry ny fitadiavana vahaolana izay tanterahan'ireo manam-piniavana hanafoana ny katy any Yemen. |
52 | As @Ghanem_M tweeted: | Araka ny nanoratan'i @Ghanem_M tao amin'ny twitter azy: |
53 | #noqatjan12 campaign is a first step to cure a nation from a bad addiction #yemen | Ny fanentanana #noqatjan12 (tsy misy katy ny 12 janoary) no dingana voalohany hanafoanana ny fahazaran-dratsy aty#yemen |
54 | @ArabsUnited, who lives in the UK, added: | @ArabsUnited, monina any Royaume-Uni nanampy: |
55 | #NoQatJan12 is about educating & opening the road to eliminating a destructive habit which is also a waste of resources - Slowly but surely.. | #NoQatJan12 (Tsy misy katy ny 12 janoary) dia miendrika fanabeazana ary manokatra lalana hampitsahatra ny fahazaran-dratsy manimba sady mandany vola. |
56 | And @SummerNasser a young Yemeni activist based in the US, noted: | Miadana nefa azo antoka… Ary SummerNasser, tanora Yemenita monina any Etazonia: |
57 | We must find an alternative in #Yemen for those who chew and/or sell the plant. | Tokony hitady hevitra isika aty Yemen ho an'ireo mpitsako sy mpivarotra katy. |
58 | This campaign is to basically “test the water” #NoQatJan12 | Tokony “hafana” tsara ity fanentanana ity. |
59 | Ultimately, it is the people in Yemen and what they choose to day on this day, and onwards, which will determine the success of this campaign. | #NoQatJan12 (Tsy misy katy ny 12 janoary). Anjaran'ny Yemenita sy ny safidiny androany sy amin'ny ho avy no hahafahana mampahomby ity fanentanana ity. |
60 | And as I concluded in my blog: | Araka ny namintinako azy tao amin'ny bilaogiko: |
61 | Hopefully the determined people of Yemen, the second most armed nation in the world, who amazed everyone with their peaceful Revolution, went on foot on an amazingly long 264 km Life March, and who are currently widely uprising against corruption, will make the right choices and take the gradual and necessary steps to eliminate this epidemic form Yemeni society. | Misy ny fanantenana fa ireo Yemenita tapa-kevitra, misolo tena ny firenena laharana faharo amaneran-tany amin'ny fitaovam-piadiana, izay nanaitra ny rehetra tamin'ny hetsika tsy nisy herisetra nataony, izay nandray anjara tamin'ny Diabe ho an'ny fiainana mirefy 246Km ary mitsangana koa ankehitriny hiady amin'ny kolikoly, dia handray ny fanapahan-kevitra tsara sy tena ilaina hanafoanana ity areti-mandringana mamono ny fiaraha-monina yemenita ity. |
62 | George Bernard Shaw said “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” | George Bernard Shaw niteny hoe: “Tsy hisy ny fivoarana raha tsy misy fiovana ary ireo rehetra tsy te hanova ny fomba fisainany dia tsy afaka hanova mihitsy” |
63 | | Anankiray amin'ireo lahatsoratra mikasika ny Fanoherana tany Yemen 2011 ity lahatsoratra ity |