Feature: What was the Role of Cafes in 20th Century Lebanese Society?

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Presenter: Reem Wazzan

Delivered: Dubai on September 9, 2017

Researching about the dynamic Hamra Street in Beirut, Lebanon brought to the forefront a lot of curiosity about the cafes that were found in its history. This afikra feature explores the notion of the cafe in the Arab world and Beirut in specific while shedding light on their role and significance.

Sources & Future References

• Cafe Culture in Beirut

• The Origin of Coffee: Kaldi and the Dancing Goats

• Beirut’s Historic Hamra Street No Longer Cultural Epicenter - Al Monitor

• Grounds for Change

• Hamra Street in Beirut hasn’t been the same since the civil war struck Lebanon | Gulfnews

• Story – Kiva Han Experience Coffee

• Middle Eastern Coffee Culture and History

• Coffee and the Ottoman Social Sphere

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.

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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.