Coffee House

Qahwah is Everywhere: The Rise of Arab Coffee Houses and Where to Find Them

September 18, 2024

By Monica Haddad

By: Monica Haddad / Arab America Contributing Writer Coffee, or Qahwah, in Arabic, is a drink that for Arab Americans is not only for fueling a busy morning, but an important part of our culture and history. It seems that more and more we are seeing Arab coffee houses popping up everywhere across the United … Continued

Storytelling at the Al-Nawfara Coffee-House Enhances Damascus’s Charm

September 30, 2020

By Ani Karapetyan

By: Habeeb Salloum/ Arab America Contributing Writer The muezzin’s evening call to prayer sounded soothing as we made our way through the side streets of old Damascus to the Al-Nawfara (the fountain) Café, famous as a story-telling haunt. In a few minutes, we were sitting in this charming coffee-house, surrounded by water pipe smokers and … Continued

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