Editing Khat (section)

==Research programs==
In 2009, the [[University of Minnesota]] launched the Khat Research Program (KRP), a multidisciplinary research and training program<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.med.umn.edu/duluth/NewsReleases/2009/alAbsiKhatUse/home.html |title=al'Absi Launches the Khat Research Program |publisher=Med.umn.edu |access-date=4 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208013854/http://www.med.umn.edu/duluth/NewsReleases/2009/alAbsiKhatUse/home.html |archive-date=8 December 2009}}</ref> focusing on the neurobehavioral and health effects of khat, led by Prof. Dr. [[Mustafa al'Absi]]. The program was funded by the [[National Institutes of Health]] and the National Institute for Drug Abuse of the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khatresearch.org/ |title=KRP |publisher=Khatresearch.org |access-date=4 April 2010 |archive-date=13 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413204811/http://www.khatresearch.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The inaugural event for the KRP was held in [[Sharm El-Sheik]], Egypt, in December, 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sona.ibro.info/Pub/Pub_Main_Display.asp?LC_Docs_ID=4330 |title=KRP Symposium |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313155832/http://sona.ibro.info/Pub/Pub_Main_Display.asp?LC_Docs_ID=4330 |archive-date=13 March 2010 }}</ref> in collaboration with the [[International Brain Research Organization]] (IBRO) and its local affiliates.