...The transnational formula of the coffee shop inserts itself in locally significant and often highly contested domains of leisure and sociability, urban public life, and public space. In Cairo, familiarity with the significant outside (barra) and the adoption of explicitly...

...pipes. Coffee‐service. ‘Ázḳee and Manḳals. ¹ 1 “’Ood.” An Ass equipped in the usual manner for riding. ¹ 1. Such ejaculations as “ó’à!” (take care!), “yemeenak! shimálak!”(to thy right! to thy left!),”ḍahrak!” (thy back!), “wishshak!” (thy face...

...This chapter posits that the ban on alcohol has caused a dependence on other addictive or intoxicating substances for enjoyment. It points to the widespread use of the tobacco pipe, weighing up its pros and cons of this pastime. Turning then to coffee, which often accompanied the pipe, this chapter...