Shisha shenanigans « The University News

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Shisha shenanigans « The University News: "Hookah bars seem to be springing up all over Kansas City.

There’s the long-standing Jerusalem Café, the newly opened Sinbad’s, Aladdin’s Café and Jaskki’s hookah bar in the warehouse on 12th street. They’ve made their way around smoking bans, mostly overcome their negative stigma as a tool of druggies and found customers despite the well-known issues associated with tobacco smoke.

But where did hookahs, also known as a narghiles or shishas, and their dark, sweet tobacco come from?"