Feature: What is the History of the Sheesha Industry? [Community Presentation]
PRESENTER
Adam Hadi
ORIGINAL CITY
NYC
Original Date
April 12, 2015
DESCRIPTION
In this afikra feature, Adam Hadi talks about the sheesha industry history, and the steps and ingredients required to make one. There’s not much written history as to exactly when/where Shisha (or Hookah/Narghila/whatever you prefer to call it) originated, but most references date it back to the early 1500’s in Persia/India. It evolved to look much like what we know today around 1900 in Egypt, and in the 1990’s, fruit flavored tobacco (ma’asel) made Shisha much more palatable, and it’s popularity exploded since.
ABOUT THE AFIKRA COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.
SOURCES & FUTURE REFERENCES
Homemade Shisha Ingredients:
Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.
