Feature: Where Did Arabic Coffee Come From & Where Did It Go?

Presenter: Leen Sadder


Delivered:
Dubai on September 3, 2016

How do we know so little about the origins of the second most traded commodity in the world? Turns out, the history of coffee has deep roots in Middle Eastern history and can be traced back to the Port of Mocha in Yemen, where Sufis are said to have brewed the first cup of coffee in order to stay up all night to perform religious ceremonies and prayers.


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